I’m always very excited when I realise a new Below Stairs mystery is out. In this case, I was even more excited when I got the book because I found out about it before the library bought copies. So once it was available in my local library, I rushed to get it. Speculations in Sin… Read More Book Review: Speculations in Sin by Jennifer Ashley
According to Goodreads, the last Shardlake book I read was away back in… 2017. And it’s kind of weird that I never continued because I love historical mysteries (the Owen Archer series is set in the same era and I’m more or less caught up to it, for example)! But no worries, a friend of… Read More Book Review: Revelation by CJ Sansom
I heard about this book and thought it sounded very charming, so when I saw it in the airport bookstore, I thought it was the perfect time to strike it off my TBR list. Murder Before Evensong is a story about life in Champton, with one or two murders thrown in. Canon Daniel is the… Read More Book Review: Murder Before Evensong by Richard Coles
Given that I really enjoyed The Red Palace by June Hur, I made sure to borrow The Silence of Bones when I passed by a library that had it. The Silence of Bones was actually the June Hur book I originally intended to read, since CamilleaRead’s review of it intrigued me so much! Set a… Read More Book Review: The Silence of Bones by June Hur
It is that time again when I return with pleasure to the world of Kat Holloway. While I don’t actively follow the series (i.e. I don’t actually know when the books are released), I try to get the next book in this series once I know it exists. The sixth book in the Kat Holloway… Read More Book Review: The Secret of Bow Lane by Jennifer Ashley
I read this the day I visited Gyeongbokgung palace, formerly the main royal palace of the Joseon dynasty. I had a very interesting time listening to the tour guide and I was quite struck by the fact that something I learnt in the tour – that the King is always depicted with certain symbols, such… Read More Book Review: The Red Palace by June Hur
I’m making good progress on the Owen Archer series! I’m really enjoying it, and I don’t really feel the urge to binge it so I can actually pace it out. I mean, I enjoy most of the books I read but it’s a treat to know you have a book you’re certain to enjoy coming… Read More Book Review: The King’s Bishop by Candace Robb
I always love a good historical mystery and with such a fun name, how could I not request a review copy of A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons? There are, sadly, not as many parties as you would expect in this book. But there is a lot of poison. When Saffron Everleigh attends a… Read More Book Review: A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari
I said that I wanted to read the next Owen Archer book fairly soon, so I did! I have to say, though, The Nun’s Tale is the darkest book from Robb that I read so far! Owen Archer should be at home with his wife, Lucie, as they prepare for the arrival of their first… Read More Book Review: The Nun’s Tale by Candace Robb
I wanted more historical mysteries after reading The Lady Chapel, so I checked out Death at St. Vedast, a book that has been on my TBR list for a while! Death at St. Vedast starts with a suspicious suicide – a woman, who seems impervious to the cold, throws herself from a great height. Bianca,… Read More Book Review: Death at St. Vedast by Mary Lawrence