A review by puddlejumper
Lady Eve's Last Con by Rebecca Fraimow

adventurous funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.75

I really enjoyed the blending of sci-fi with 1920s aesthetics and society. The first half definitely felt like an opulent space opera.

The book began to lose me when the con artist confessed her scheme with very little prompting. The mark's sister suspects her of lying, there is some plot stuff and then she fully explains her plan to marry her brother for money because he wronged her sister.

The plan doesn't make a whole lot of sense and it makes even less sense to tell that to your mark’s sister, especially when she loves her brother. 

The romance was flat with both siblings. I don't know how she was going to get Esteban to marry her, they had zero chemistry, and she was trying to con him. Be a better gold digger. 

The book suffers from having too much going on. The characters are never given any depth, their relationships are shallow and a lot of it has to do with the amount of stuff going on. 

This is more space opera than con/heist or romance. If you want sapphic space opera then give it a go. 

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC