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This is a lovely book, well written and interesting with character development and a good plot.
Nina is a forger by training but a baker by passion and when her brother tells her to go work for the handsome art critic who uncovered his work as a forger to protect them, she finds herself in a new world.
4.5/5 read for a well written and well researched historical romance that deals with a lot of issues but in a respectful and elegant way.

I am excited to finally dip into Moss‘s backlist and this story of Ally, who studies to become on of the first female doctors in England, and her cruel and controlling mother made me want to stop reading anything else. I love Moss‘s writing, the beauty and the tension she created had me looking for the sequel at my library before I was even halfway through. #24in2024 #fourfoursin24 #gurneyjourney

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I read this YA #Twins book back in 2010 according to Goodreads. I have always liked the cover & the optical illusion/ambiguous image on it. 🩷

Wonderful evocation of late nineteenth century, appealing characters, and a suitably macabre mystery marred by a slightly unsatisfying resolution that does our protagonists no justice. I'll check out the second in the series, but warily.

Day 24 #Scarathlon Photo Challenge - Kill. From the blurb on the back: “Could a novel really lead someone to kill?“ The book is based on an actual murder in London, in 1840, which caused a widespread debate about popular novels. I'm not usually into True Crime, but Dickens is one of my all-time favorite authors. #TeamWhoYaGonnaCall

I was so excited for October to start, I didn‘t pick my favorite read in September. I was on vacation for 2 weeks in Sept and did a lot of rereading. So I only read 6 new books.

The tagged is my favorite of my September reads.

Finally finished the 3rd book in the Julia Grey series and all I can say is finally!! Set in the Yorkshire moors, Julia follows Brisbane who has bought an old estate. The family who owned the estate still live there, so it‘s a bit odd. This book holds a lot of secrets and I don‘t want to spoil anything.

Really looking forward to picking up the next book!

I haven‘t read a Baker & Llewelyn mystery before, but I enjoyed this one and will read others. Set at the end of 1893, and full of interesting historical tidbits, the story moves at a fast pace. The titular characters are enquiry agents, in this case seeking a missing husband who may have found the mummified remains of Cleopatra, and certainly found a priceless gem. Lots of twists, and the final scenes are a hoot.

I managed to get all 52 books on one shelf! Whew! Only minor changes needed to be made! #bookconproblems