This mystery-with-a-touch-of-romance is almost perfect. Hence, five stars! It would be completely perfect if there had been just a bit more progress iThis mystery-with-a-touch-of-romance is almost perfect. Hence, five stars! It would be completely perfect if there had been just a bit more progress in the romance between Charlotte Holmes and Lord Ingram. Having been given a brief glimpse in the previous book, I did long for a bit more here.
Nevertheless, I highly recommend Murder in Cold Street, even though one truly should read the previous four books first.
Sherry Thomas, as I have said before, exhibits her genius in this series, and Kate Reading adds her own form of genius with a marvelous narration....more
I was blown away by this book a couple of years ago, but I failed to write a review. The other day, I opeReview of the audiobook narrated by John Lee.
I was blown away by this book a couple of years ago, but I failed to write a review. The other day, I opened it up again to start a review and ended up listening to the entire 17+ hours all over again. It's that good. This is not surprising, given that Erik Larson is the author.
The book covers Churchill's first year after being chosen prime minister on May 10, 1940. We get intimate glimpses of his fellow MPs, his personal staff, and his family. I learned a lot about WSC, and while I still admire and respect his accomplishments, I certainly would not have wanted to work for him. Or be married to him. He was, however, exactly the right man in the right place at the right time.
For anyone with an interest in World War II and how Great Britain faced the most perilous year in its history, this book is a must-read....more
4.5 stars, rounded up because of Kate Reading's spot-on narration.
The heroine is not very likable, but as we learn of her travails with a cruel fathe4.5 stars, rounded up because of Kate Reading's spot-on narration.
The heroine is not very likable, but as we learn of her travails with a cruel father, our sympathies are engaged. Our hero also has so daddy issues, which led him to flee his home and spend eight years knocking around the Continent.
Arabella and Guy were "betrothed" by their fathers as infants. When Guy returns from his exile (after his father's death), he announces that he does not consider himself bound to marry Arabella. Arabella's father then arranges for her to wed the odious Lord Sculthorpe. When Arabella realizes that Sculthorpe has a creepy obsession with her being a virgin, she begs Guy to deflower her so that Sculthorpe will be deprived of doing so. Guy refuses, but this is Romanceladia, so Arabella successfully seduces him.
The bulk of the book is spent with Guy and Arabella admitting and then denying their attraction. Sculthorpe causes problems, which leads to a shocking end to his story. When Guy and Arabella finally do become engaged, they keep calling it off. And calling it off. And calling it off. I could have especially done without the final break-up, but then I am not an author.
Arabella is whip-smart, and I really like that Guy liked that about her. Guy is incredibly honorable, but not without a sharp tongue himself. Their banter is so well written that I sometimes rewound and listened to a scene again. That was due in no small part to the remarkable talent of narrator Kate Reading. As a relatively new author, Mia Vincy was quite fortunate to obtain Reading's services.
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