pickI liked the characters, especially Violet; she is a strong, independent, determined woman. It is a fast-paced novel for the most part, and it kept me hooked right from the start. I enjoyed the audiobook! Sephora‘s voice was annoying though; it was whiny and shrill, but I will say it was probably the correct voice for a character such as she. Hutchinson-Shaw creates emotion and suspense in her voices, inflection and pace.
pickThis is the first in the new Dear Miss Hermione series, and it started out as a mixed bag for me, however by the latter half, the good outweighed the issues for me. Set in 1885 England, Violet‘s Aunt Adelia (who is an Agony Aunt in London‘s newspaper world) abruptly leaves her column in her niece‘s hands as she leaves town. Violet receives a dire letter from a young woman, Ivy Armstrong, asking for her help as she believes she is going to be 🔻
Of Manners and Murder: A Dear Miss Hermione Mystery | 
so-so