Book Reviews / C Reviews / C+ ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / amateur sleuths / class differences / English historical mystery / female friendship / Historical / joint review / London / matchmakers / mystery / Post WWII / Royalty / widow5 Comments
In London 1946, The Right Sort Marriage Bureau is just beginning to take off and the proprietors, Miss Iris Sparks and Mrs. Gwendolyn Bainbridge, are in need of a bigger office and a secretary to handle the growing demand. Unfortunately, they don’t yet have the necessary means. So when a ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsancient-Rome / family relationships / First-Person / Flavia Albia series / forgery / Historical / murder mystery / murder-investigation / police procedural / Private-investigator / Rape2 Comments
In the sacred grove of Julius Caesar, something deadly stirs in the undergrowth—a serial killer, who haunted the gardens for years, has claimed another victim— At the feet of her adoptive father, renowned private informer Marcus Didius Falco, Flavia Albia learned a number of important rules. First and foremost—always keep ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews Category / C- Reviews1920s / AU historical m/m romance / Historical / LGBTQA / paranormal elements2 Comments
World War I veteran Thomas Donne is new to San Francisco. Always a stoic man, shell shock and a lost love have nearly turned his heart to stone. No matter–a private eye has no room for softness. Almost broke, he takes on what appears to be a simple case: finding ... more >
Book Reviews / DNF Reviews12th century / architecture / clergy / Historical / medieval / saga / Violence15 Comments
Trigger warning: Content warnings: Dear Ken Follett, I started reading this, your historical saga set in twelfth-century England, because a friend of mine has been mentioning it for years as her favorite book by one of her favorite authors. The book had some good qualities but eventually I had to ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsEnglish historical mystery / Historical / post WWI12 Comments
In 1919, Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge remains haunted by World War I, where he was forced to have a soldier executed for refusing to fight. When Rutledge is assigned to investigate a murder involving the military, his emotional war wounds flare. It is a case that strikes dangerously close ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviewsbisexual / demisexual / friends-to-lovers / gray-ace / Historical / only one bed / queer2 Comments
Dear Cat Sebastian, I enjoyed A Gentleman Never Keeps Score when it came out – although the first book in your Seducing the Sedgwicks series, It Takes Two to Tumble, languishes on the TBR of Doom (I really must get to it) – so I was keen to read Two ... more >
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