Things in Jars
Ratings33
Average rating3.7
There's a haunting and deep sense of place in the victorian London that Kidd dives into, and that is one of the main reasons I love this book so much. There's suspense and tension and a gotchic-Victorian feel (my personal favorite). Wonderful read.
Oh, it had all the things I like and somehow I had to work to keep reading it. I can't tell if it's pandemic brain or the plotting being a little more meandering than I'm used to. How'm I supposed to feel about Gideon? Who hurt Eliza? Why didn't Dorcas kill him after what happened with Della? That thing with the ghost boxer??????????
Seemed so promising, seedy Victorian London setting, strange things in jars, an unconventional sleuth who sees and talks to a ghost who accompanies her, a strange child abducted. But it's all mood for too long. Not much has really happened by page 145 and I got bored. Boredom is the kiss of death.