The rating is 3,5 stars.
I don't know how to start this review as I found the story enjoyable and think there's a lot of potential but there's also a lot of issues, more than the usual series debut.
The pro:
- The setting is lovely and vivid
- Nigel the cat was one of my favorite characters
- The mystery, even if some parts were over my suspension of belief, was solid and kept me guessing
- Some characters were faulted and this was a refreshing change
The cons:
- The style of writing seemed "strange" with a lot of repetitions
- Some of the characters are a bit mono-dimensional
- Sometimes the plot is confused and too many subplots, some of them distract you from the main story
I'm curious about the next instalment as I think this could become an excellent series
I think it can be recommended keeping in mind all the issues.
Many thanks to Kensington Books and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine