A Curious Beginning

DNF PG 72

Why?

Reason #1
Veronica Speedwell
She is a super special snowflake that is not like the other girls(TM). She has violet eyes, described as looking like her mother's twin by a man that called her mother ‘the most beautiful woman' he's ever seen. She is disdainful of women that like traditionally feminine pursuits. She has to constantly prove how worldly and impressive she is by one-upping. She is constantly either attracted to men, mentally undressing them or referring to her sexual prowess. She claims to be tough and independent but is really a follower that has to be saved.

Reason #2
The (lack of a) Mystery
I was promised a historical mystery. By the time I got so sick of Miss Speedwell that I just couldn't anymore, there had been absolutely no signs of a mystery.