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The House on Half Moon Street by Alex Reeve

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tillystoptitles's review against another edition

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challenging informative mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

ms21cg's review against another edition

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3.0

This book was not what I expected. What wasn't clear from the cover was that it was set in 1880. Given that the subject matter is about a murder linked to a transgender man the setting has a huge impact on what happens in this story. Had this been set in the present time the story would have been very different. I was also not expecting it to be about prostitution. It was well written and I did enjoy it but overall 3/5

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Loved this book. It certainly gives us a glimpse into what life was like for someone living an LGBTQ life in a strict VICTORIAN (with a capital V) era.
Would like to share this with a few of my friends/relatives.

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3.0

I am sorry to say I couldn’t finish it... not for the character, who by the way was intriguing and had life and felt vivid. But just the whole story.. well the part I tried to get into... it fell flat for me and I just couldn’t get into it.

helgamharb's review against another edition

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4.0

We blunder about in the worlds we make for ourselves. Who can ever truly understand what's going on in someone else's head?

The story of The House on Half Moon Street is set in London in the 1880-s.
Leo Stanhope is an assistant coroner who is in love with Maria, a prostitute in Half Moon Street brothel.
But one day his hopes of him and Maria starting a new life together shatter irretrievably, when he sees the lifeless body of his beloved on the cold slab of the mortuary.
Leo is devastated and at the same time determined to find the culprit. But along the way he realizes everybody has secrets and they would do anything to keep them hidden.
Would he be able to uncover the truth and at the same time prevent his own secret being known?

This well-written debut novel was a gripping, uniquely emotional and enjoyable read with some unpredictable twists and turns.