nila's Reviews (526)

The audiobook is amazing, great narration that pulls you in. My only irk was that it was a bit difficult to understand the time jumps because it can jump back and forth several times during one scene, but other than, perfect!

I enjoyed the first two thirds, I thought the setup was intriguing and I was really excited for the mystery to be solved. 

In the end, I was disappointed with  the revealed, just not memorable at all. And then I was double-y disappointed when, just out of nowhere, there's a reveal that's WAY more interesting, and they just put it in a throwaway paragraph 

Well-written and great summary of important moments in the history of literature. Sutherland's writing style is very charming and I think I'd love this as an audiobook. 

Just be aware that if you haven't read a lot of classics (and you're planning to) this will spoil all of them. So I did skim/skip certain parts that were about classics still on my TBR

I feel I would've enjoyed this so much more if I hadn't been in a reading slump. The ending had too many "deus ex machina" moments, but the characters were all wonderful and loveable. Great if you're a fan of the "found family" - trope

Great audiobook, some points in the plot just became too repetitive

I felt the author showed his hands too soon, I wish he'd kept the mystery going for a bit longer