by Ellen Archer, Deanna Raybourn
I can't stand Portia; she is such a drama queen. My favorite character from this installment is Perdita. I like that there are new beginnings for Julia and Brisbane, but I can do without how wonderful and powerful a lover Brisbane is. Not much of a mystery. 3 stars.
This was, par for the course of the series, a sweet and fluffy interlude. The sleuthing was rather low-key, but it was a short story and clearly intended as a Christmas story, so I wasn't expecting the horrors prevalent in the rest of the series. I liked the ending quite a bit and am intrigued by ...
This short novella got an extra half-star because it takes place amidst all of Lady Julia Grey's family, and I absolutely love them in all their wacky eccentricity. The 'mystery' in this one was sort of an afterthought, in the sense that all that was involved in solving it was knocking at a cott...
Usually I would categorize this series as a mystery, but it was more a small romantic snippet of Julia and Brisbaine's relationship and some changes that have happened. I have no idea why I stopped reading this series - well I have an idea but I won't mention it here - but now I'm back. Really good ...
Disclaimer! I was granted a copy of this through NetGalley in return for a fair and honest review. This is one of the novellas Deanna Raybourn wrote about her intrepid heroine Lady Julia Grey, who the reader can follow in five very enjoyable Victorian set mysteries, where she solves murders along...
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