A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery #10 #11 by Verity Bright

After reading and reviewing books that were a little off my comfort zone, I am back to a familiar series. I have been routinely entertained throughout this from the very first book. If you think we will find out what happened to our lead protagonist's parents in either of these, you are mistaken. That does…

Call Me Athena by Colby Cedar Smith

Narrated by Gail Shalan; Hope Newhouse; Ramiz Monsef As a person who usually prides herself in 'observing' things, I was pretty ashamed to find that I had not noticed the fact that this book was a novel in verse. I started listening to the audiobook and had some difficulty following the narrative because of the…

The Letter from Briarton Park by Sarah E. Ladd

This book tried to do a lot in a short space of time. It was a worthy effort, and I liked it enough to appreciate the different angles of approach, but I still felt like one or two avenues could have been left alone for a more invested feeling.The biggest advantage of the author's writing…

Mr. Quayle Mysteries #0.5, #1 by Anthony Slayton

I read this book in the reverse order. After I finished the first in the series, at the end of the book, I was offered access to the prequel, which I immediately took up and, since it was a novella, finished it in one sitting.I will obviously talk about the prequel first.Anthony Quayle is a…

Rotten To The Core (Lady Hardcastle Mysteries #8) by T.E.Kinsey

Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden The ladies are back! As usual, I have to begin with the disclaimer that I adore the series and the humour, and the audio narration brightens up my day. I went in with the hope that it would be entertaining to revisit the dashing dup with the witty verbal banter, and…

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

I have seen a book or two by the author before. The books looked heavy and came heavily recommended. The Gentleman in Moscow was on my To-read list for a while, but for some reason, I never got around to reading it. Given the tone of this book, I am considering reassessing my status and…

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

One of my favourite feelings of picking up random genres in succession, without paying attention to the blurb, is the thrill of meeting the unexpected. that might be too far-fetched a description, so I will try to explain it a little better. Obviously, I read the blurb before requesting to read advance review copies, but…

Voting Day by Clare O’Dea

There was something very soothing about this novella despite the turbulent undercurrent. It was quite startling to me to see how late Switzerland was in giving its women the vote (given that the East had already had women heads of the country by then!). It is not exactly only about the vote, nor is it…