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I read this earlier this year. It was good. #ScarathlonDailyPrompts #Grave @Clwojick

At 509 pages this seemed overly long. I liked the mystery but I think it could have been shorter. This was Raybourn's first published book, so maybe she was still finding her style. #AlmostAChunksterChallenge #20in4 @TheAromaofBooks @Andrew65

Forgot to post my #BookReport yesterday!

Finished 5 books last week. All were pretty good. Reviews for the last 3 are to come!

Currently reading A Court of Mist and Fury on audio. I actually finished A Royal Affair yesterday.

I‘m trying to hold off on reading my up next to July, but we‘ll see! #WeeklyForecast

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#library #bffrecommendation

My library is open for browsing two days a week! I am so happy!! I am also happy that this book was available to check out - it has been on my tbr list for quite a while.
#library #bffrecommendation

This was written long before the Veronica Speedwell series. Still, I kept comparing. 😐

Lady Julia lost her husband and a year after his death she starts investigating his possible murder. The private investigator who helps her, or does she help him, is not hard on the eyes and there is chemistry between the two of them.

The plot takes some time to get going, but then it's an interesting ride with a few (nearly unexpected) twists and turns.

Up next from my TBR.

I enjoyed this one and I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

Reading...this is what I do when I can‘t sleep. Now I am so invested in this story, I don‘t want to sleep. 😜

#Top20Series #20Series20Days #Day18

This book, a gift from hubby, is really what got me started on historical mysteries. It has the best opening lines of any book I‘ve ever read. The rest of the series is uneven and tailed off at the end. But Raybourn‘s writes wonderful dialogue. This book also led me down the rabbit hole of Amazon pre-orders, author‘s blogs, following authors on FB, etc.

Really enjoyed the beginning of this book, where I found the interchange between lady Julia and Brisbane over his fiancé extremely entertaining. ? ⭐️⭐️⭐️

This book started out too slow for me, but it had a smashing and tricky five-star ending that I just did not see coming! I had to go back and read a section of the end again once I saw how the clues fit together. Because the conclusion was done so well, I will be reading the next installment of the series immediately.

Fleur, the French countess, was my favorite character. I hope the author expands more upon her.

I should have bailed with this. I need to be better about giving up on books that aren't clicking with me, but this one was a mystery and I wanted to know what happened and I was so mad at the climax that I almost threw the book against the wall.

First line Friday (a day early because this is when I have time.)

Best first line EVER. “To say that I met Nicholas Brisbane over my husband's dead body is not entirely accurate. Edward, it should be noted, was still twitching upon the floor.“

Heroine afraid of hero is not an enjoyable plot element to me. :(

Interesting. So I definitely didn't love this the way I do Veronica Speedwell and I'm failing to understand why this is classified as a romance really but I loved the murder mystery aspect. I also just really liked Lady Julia and she grows a lot throughout the book. Also, kinda love her dad. I'll fully admit I saw the last big twist coming and soon as it happened, I connected the dots on who the killer was but only like a chapter before.

We've established I'm obsessed with Deanna Raybourn so I just HAVE to try her Lady Julia series.

I figured since I really LOVE the Veronica Speedwell series, perhaps I should read about Lady Julia Grey.
I did enjoy this first book and will read the second but Veronica Speedwell is still my spirit animal. 😉🥃📚

I don‘t usually read historical mysteries, but a friend recommended this one. It was really entertaining and the twists well done.

I loved this!!! Diving into the next one right away. @ErinSueG it‘s so Lady Darby. You‘ll love it!

I liked the Veronica Speedwell novels better than this but there were some humorous moments. I did predict who did it though...

#currentlyreadjng #amreading

Not sure why I never read these books before but I'm glad one of my friends recommended them to me 😄😍 I really enjoyed this book and definitely reading the others in the series! #historicalfiction #MayBooks

Its been a crazy week but managed to do some reading this morning 📖 #kindleapp #mysteries #historical

Lovely.

Re-reading this book reminded me of why I fell in love with this series the first time I read it about 7 years ago. I am starting to fall in love with the characters again. Now that I have read the first book, looks like I need to re-read the whole series again 😁. #historicalfiction #historicalmystery #read

1st trimester fatigue and fog has officially started to lift. I actually have the desire to read. However, despite having literally hundreds of books that need to be read, I have decided to go back to one of my favorites. #historicalfiction #historicalmystery #currentread

The face you make when you buy a book from a used bookstore and open it up to find it signed. By one of your favorite authors. 😮 It‘s obviously not addressed to me but still really freaking cool!!!

I missed this series when it came out (though I am not exactly sure how as this is EXACTLY the kinda thing i would have been plucking off those library shelves and maybe reading behind the circ desk during donwntime) but I needed some more Raybourn in my life.

#readingresolutions #silent

A new to me book and author I've recently added to my tbr. I also want to try the Veronica Speedwell series.

This Victorian mystery series has potential, this is the first featuring Lady Julia Grey. Her controlling husband dies during a gathering and a mysterious stranger tells her that he has been murdered. Julia comes to terms with her widowed state and becomes more independent. 3.5 to 4 ⭐️

Congratulations to @GondorGirl on her #GG10k!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🙌🙌🙌👏👏👏 And thanks to her for her generous giveaway offer!

This is one of my favorite first lines just because it‘s so unexpected and dark....makes you really want to know what comes next! 😳😉😜

Technically this is two lines...sorry....but what an intro to the series! 😳 #FirstLines #FirstSentence

“I adored history, not the dry dates and boring battles, but the stories and the people who populated them.”
― Deanna Raybourn, Silent in the Grave

I have posted this before but it is still one of my #favoriteline #autumnreads

I love the March #family. They are hilarious in these books. #jubilantjuly

Lord March, the debonair patriarch of the hilarious and wonderful and colorful March family, is a relatively new addition to my personal list of favorite fictional dads. As mentioned, Deanna Raybourn has such a gift for characters, and Lord March is no exception to the rule of her pantheon of creations. #silentinthegrave #deannaraybourn #fictionalfathersday

Deanna Raybourn is GORGEOUS! I've met her and she has just the most flawless, beautiful skin. Hard to believe she's almost 50. She seems to be a very nice person, as well, which makes a difference to me, as nobody likes a beautiful person who's a jerk. #attractiveauthors #junebookbugs

I got a couple of holds in from the library! Starting with this one. I have to be very careful with what I read while my husband is away, as I find my anxiety can be worse when he's away. So, I'm hoping this one isn't too trigger-y for me. The other one definitely would have been. #nobumpsinthenight #sensitivereader

This series works for two photo challenges today! Silent in the Grave, a #booksetinVictorianTimes, follows Lady Julia Grey and private investigator Nicholas Brisbane, who has many #mysteriousways, as they attempt to solve her husband's murder. #RockinMay #sparklingmaybookishdreams

#marchintoreading #autobuyauthors We're at our son's home, helping out with the new baby. I'm not getting much reading done, and there aren't many of the authors whose books are automatic buys for me on their shelves. This is one of those authors though, and this book is here because I bought it for our DIL.

When you wait to start your ebook until Overdrive sends the reminder email that it's almost due back... 🙄 #oops

I have several in mind for #mostbadassheroine but I wanted to post one of my favorites, Lady Julia Grey. One of my favorite characters in literature and one of my favorite #historicalfiction And #historicalmystery series. #riotgrams

#cupidgoespostal @BookishMarginalia @TraeHern thank you so very much!!! I love love love it!!!! 😘❤️️❤️😍😻

Decided to read this because I really liked Deanna Raybourn's newer Veronica Speedwell series, which I think I like better, but this was good, too. I bought the rest of the series this morning, so I must have liked it 😁📚

Slow going (and not just because of its 500+ pages) and not a big fan of the H/h. Also not sure some of the issues/plot points were written appropriately for the time period of the book. I'd give it a 3-3.5. I actually plan to go forward and read the sequel to see if my opinion will improve.

Time for a little mystery and an author who is new to me....I've heard great things about this series! Can't wait to get started! #romantsy

This is my #greatfirstline for #booktober today. How can you not want to read a book that starts like this?!

I realized nothing really happened, yet my attention was held, for over 80% of the book. Then, everything happened and it was over. But, it's the first in a series (so, it's not really over) I will mos def continue reading.