Felicity Carrol and the Murderous Menace

Felicity Carrol and the Murderous Menace: A Felicity Carrol Mystery | Patricia Marcantonio

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ARC from long ago.

Honestly, I didn't much care for the mystery.

I had hoped to find a heroine similar to the ones in the lady detective books by Sherry Thomas or Deanna Raybourn. I found lots of tell with no show, and a pale main character that might only stick with me because I rolled my eyes and tutted at the book so often.

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robinb I had several issues with this one as well. 5y

julesG @robinb I wanted to list them all and then thought I just don't want to put my energy into ranting about a book. 5y

robinb @julesG Characters and writing were the biggies for me. 5y

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GingerAntics I‘m struggling with a book that‘s really good despite the telling and no showing. The story is great, but reading it is getting harder and harder. 5y

julesG @robinb I was waiting for Little Miss University Degrees to actually show us some of her skills and use her logical brain. 🙄 Granted, I recently read the latest Veronica Speedwell book, so it had a lot to live up to. 5y

robinb @julesG Yes, I kind of took it as an example that not ALL mystery heroines are created equal. 🤣🤷🏻‍♀️ Veronica is a very hard act to follow for sure. 👍 5y

julesG @robinb I was annoyed at Felicity from the start. She goes to visit Jackson Davies, who is important to her, she reminds him of having a degree in medicine, but when he has a coughing fit she calls for his mother for help?! WTF? Are you a doctor or not? I'd have expected action, her trying to make him feel better right then, not lectures about solving cases. 5y

robinb @julesG And if I remember correctly (it‘s been awhile), the writing was just choppy and abrupt...just not up to par for me. 5y

julesG @robinb Yep. Writing was not good. I was wondering how the author managed to get a third book into the pipeline. 5y

Hooked_on_books When I get to serious eye rolling, I usually bail. That‘s often my cue to self that things are not good! 5y

julesG @Hooked_on_books I persevered because it was an ARC. Might have bailed otherwise. 5y

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Preciouz29

Felicity Carrol and the Murderous Menace: A Felicity Carrol Mystery | Patricia Marcantonio

bailed

Super hard time getting through this book; it felt so smug! I thought I would love it; I mean, rich lady detective who sort of bucks traditional and does good with her money and a smidge if romance....what‘s not to love? But reading this was such a chore for me and the whole time I felt smugness radiating from the pages.

robinb

Felicity Carrol and the Murderous Menace: A Felicity Carrol Mystery | Patricia Marcantonio

so-so

An interesting premise. Jack the Ripper turns up in a mining town in Montana after his murderous spree in London. Felicity Carrol, a young woman left ridiculously wealthy by her cold, remote father, is asked by her ailing friend, Inspector Davies of Scotland Yard, to investigate.
I wanted to like this more, but the writing lacked depth and was choppy. I also did not connect with any of the characters. While I did guess the killer‘s identity,⬇️

robinb the story itself was just OK. This is the second in series (and I did not read the first), but I don‘t have any motivation to continue with it. I‘ve read better, and there‘s just so far an interesting premise can take you without great writing to back it up. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3/5⭐️ (edited) 5y

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robinb

Felicity Carrol and the Murderous Menace: A Felicity Carrol Mystery | Patricia Marcantonio

Up next, a second in series (And no, I haven‘t read the first one yet! 😱) featuring heiress and amateur detective...you guessed it, Felicity Carrol! 🤣

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