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Bird (1704 KP) rated Taboo - Season 1 in TV

Apr 27, 2017

Pre-Victorian London has never looked so beautifully squalid! (4 more)

Tom Hardy unsurprisingly excels in the powerful lead role of a violent low-lifer

Genuinely fascinating insight into the broad history of the time

Strong performances all-round

An almost monochrome visual that transforms you to a dark place you're glad you can leave at the end of each episode!

A bit of a slow burner - you don't mind leaving the room for a few minutes knowing you probably wont miss that much (1 more)

A few (undeliberate?) loose ends, but maybe saved for Season 2?

Gloomy And Brutal With A Dash Of Sweeney Todd

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graveyardgremlin (7194 KP) rated A Spy in the House (The Agency, #1) in Books

Feb 15, 2019

In the words of Y. S. Lee:
<blockquote>"Women's choices were grim in those days, even for the clever. If a top secret women's detective agency existed in Victorian England, it left no evidence--just as well, since that would cast serious doubt on its competence. The Agency is a totally unrealistic, completely fictitious antidote to the fate that would otherwise swallow a girl like Mary Quinn."</blockquote>

An easy and interesting read, with an intriguing protagonist in Mary Quinn. The plot and characters easily kept my attention and I look forward to the others in the series.