Welcome to Litsy!

Well crumbs, I didn't see that coming! I feel like I must've missed a clue, there.

I'm starting to let my guard down and trust that Colin isn't going to be an arse again, but hmph. Nope. Still a bit mad at him.

Also, belated post, but lookit, I made a line! #BookSpinBingo

In roughly 25 hours, I need to read the whole of this, 100 pages of Juliet Marillier's Den of Wolves, and 100 pages of Skyward Inn, in order to finish my #DoubleSpin book and get a #BookSpinBingo line... Put like that, it's very doable; just read 100 pages of this in my nighttime bath. 😁

This was a peculiar book: a relatively easy read with an awful lot of references to infertility and "Carry On" style allusions to having sex. The two stories are fab. It is well woven and unfolds beautifully. The detective couple are ok (apart from the sexy talk) but there seemed to be a lot of red herrings and extraneous characters that just irritated me. Apart from a few references to corsets, it could have been set in the 20th century. Odd.

I didn't have high hopes for this title going into it, I can't really say why, but I was sorely mistaken. Masterfully written and thoroughly engaging, Alexander kept me engaged without losing me on lengthy foreshadowing. I was very impressed, and will be looking into more of this series.

On to the next Lady Emily mystery!! 👍🏻😁⭐️📚☕️

The Lady Emily books are my hands-down favorite historical mysteries. I was THRILLED to see one in the bookstore at the Doge's Palace here in Venice.

Not the best in the series, but I enjoyed the dual story lines in this one. Unfortunately, the murderer's motive was not made super clear and wasn't all that believable. Overall, a fun and fast-paced read.

New bookmarks are fun too!😊

Starting #7 in this Victorian mystery series. Most have been pretty good!