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Title: Clear writing, nice history, but little entertainment or humor
Review: I typically enjoy historical novels, and I was particularly interested in both the NY state region as well as the suffragist movement. Despite clear writing and a rather interesting mystery, I found the book pretty dull. I didn't find the main characters engaging, and there was absolutely no humor to lighten up the story -- seemed more like a bleak look at the plight of women in Seneca Falls, with no silver lining, just despair and helplessness. I read it to find out how the mystery was resolved, but I won't be reading another. I prefer mysteries with more humor, spunk, and character development (Amelia Peabody, Vicky Bliss, Daisy Dalrymple, Charlotte Pitt).
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