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Unbecoming Habits
Tim Heald · 2013
68/100
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A charmingly odd premise — Cold War secrets smuggled in monastery honey jars — carried off with classic British wit. It's a fun period piece for genre fans, but Bognor himself comes across thin in this debut, more a collection of quirks than a fully realized character.
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⚠ Parent note — our reviewers flagged: Contains a murder (strangulation) as the inciting event, described non-graphically in classic whodunit style. We still scored it 68; these are context for your family, not an automatic skip.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety75
Substance / usefulness60
Craft & writing70
Originality68
Evidence & accuracy70
Hype vs delivers60
Age-fit80
Human-eye read62
Penny’s verdict68
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