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Wow, did I really need this reread. Review (which will undoubtedly be more of an ode to Neil Gaiman and a remembrance of readings past) to come.

Two stars is misleading, because I enjoyed this book despite recognizing that, objectively, it's just okay.

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I've also read #3, but I'm not finding it on Goodreads. This series is all style and no substance, but in a sort of charming, campy way. I'll buy #4 to finish out the arc, but I don't know if I'll follow it beyond that.

Brian K. Vaughan can just GO JUMP RIGHT INTO A DAMN LAKE.

Rounded up from 2.5 stars. I loved the concept of a turn-of-the-century New York midwife, moving through a fast-paced world of corruption and change. Sarah is an independent heroine, flouting traditional roles by supporting herself and pursuing a "trade" about which she is passionate. She becomes involved in a murder investigation accidentally, as all cozy heroines do, but she and her world are not quite cozy. The characters are more complex, the murder is nastier, and the Big Family Secrets are darker than most cozy readers prefer, which is why I liked it. I knocked stars off because I solved most of the mystery one third through the book, and reading on after that was pretty tedious. I'll give the series another chance, mainly to see how things develop with Sarah and her family, and with Sarah and Malloy.