Language: G (0 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG; Violence: PG
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Dr. Barnabus Milligan is part of a secret society whose goal is to bring down the Mastiff, a man terrorizing London through his criminal network. The Mastiff has started employing resurrection men, and Barnabus happens to know someone that used to be involved in that illegal work: his wife, Gemma. Gemma hasn’t seen Barnabus in three years, but getting his letter asking her to return home gives her hope that her husband finally loves her. These two must navigate secrets, avoid their enemies, and untangle their complicated relationship or else lose everything.
The series overall is about the Dread Penny Society fighting criminals in London, and the romances of each book are the vehicles Eden has chosen to get the overarching story across to readers. I feel like the Mastiff was part of a subplot previously and plays a greater role in this book, making Barnabus and Gemma’s love story more of a subplot. Their cute story is one of reconciliation, but the other books in the series are necessary for the context of everything else going on around them.
Most of the characters, including Barnabus and Gemma, are English, though there are a couple of Irish characters and one African American character mentioned. The mature content rating is for illegal activity, including implied prostitution; the violence rating is for blood and mentions of murder.
Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen
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