deirdreanais's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
tylovesbooks's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
heleny's review
adventurous
funny
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
4.75
4.75 ⭐️
This first installment of The Lady Worthing Mysteries was a delight to read. I love a murder mystery, and Murder in Westminster had everything I needed in the story and more!
Lady Worthing is a smart and witty woman. Every time the mischievous Teacup was mentioned, it put a smile on my face. Trying to solve cases is not an easy task (especially one that's been commited in your own backyard), but Lady Worthing has the smarts and reliable people to do so. The loyalty that she had in her household was just perfect. I love the courage of Lady Worthing helping the abolition movement, and I can't wait to see what she has been able to achieve in her next story. Helping solve cases and fighting for what's right.
This first installment of The Lady Worthing Mysteries was a delight to read. I love a murder mystery, and Murder in Westminster had everything I needed in the story and more!
Lady Worthing is a smart and witty woman. Every time the mischievous Teacup was mentioned, it put a smile on my face. Trying to solve cases is not an easy task (especially one that's been commited in your own backyard), but Lady Worthing has the smarts and reliable people to do so. The loyalty that she had in her household was just perfect. I love the courage of Lady Worthing helping the abolition movement, and I can't wait to see what she has been able to achieve in her next story. Helping solve cases and fighting for what's right.
dwkiley's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
avisreadsandreads's review
Couldn't stand the choppy style in the prologue, so I'm giving up on this one. (It was the paragraph made up of the single sentence "She did Mr. Dillard." that marked the beginning of the end for me, and yes, that was in the biblical sense!)
allisongiovanetti's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
"My youth shouldn't be spent waiting for love."
Murder in Westminister was a wonderful cozy murder mystery. I had been sent a copy from the publisher, and I didn't realize it was part of a series, so there were definitely moments where I felt like I was missing parts of the story. I love the slow-burn romance, enemies to lovers, between the neighbors and I hope that plays out more.
Never trust a man to do right by you.
Murder in Westminister was a wonderful cozy murder mystery. I had been sent a copy from the publisher, and I didn't realize it was part of a series, so there were definitely moments where I felt like I was missing parts of the story. I love the slow-burn romance, enemies to lovers, between the neighbors and I hope that plays out more.
Never trust a man to do right by you.
read_with_ravens's review
3.0
I give this book 3.5 stars. It was really well written and interesting. The story was a little slow for me personally but had some really good parts.
I would like to thank the publisher and author for an arc of this book. I really enjoyed reading it.
I would like to thank the publisher and author for an arc of this book. I really enjoyed reading it.
shrrawat's review
4.0
When Lady Worthing's neighbor, Juliet Henderson, is found dead on the fencepost at the edge of her property, the young noblewoman feels guilt. She had seen a vision related to Juliet's death shortly before it happened, but had feared to discover the whole truth, believing it to be related to her estranged sister's death. When Henderson offers her a false alibi for the time of Juliet's death, Lady Worthing is torn farther between suspicion suspicion and self-preservation. Should she tell the truth and reveal she was at an abolition meeting the time of the murder? Should she try to protect her tenuous position as a woman of color in Britain's aristocracy and let a potential killer roam free? Or should she find out the truth of what happened for herself?
Vanessa Riley puts an interesting spin on the typical Regency genre. While there have been Regency mysteries, ("Death Comes to Pemberly," Stephanie Barron's Jane Austen series, and the Rosalind Torne series coming to mind), there have been precious few media on people of color in the Regency period (the movie "Belle" being the only thing I can think of being comparable to this book). Therefore, I find the heroine and the characters refreshing, as they put a new context on the stereotypes and romanticization of the era, even if it is within a fictional story.
I think the only complaint I really had was that I was a bit confused at the beginning of the book, as it appears Lady Worthing had a few adventures prior to the book's start that the reader wasn't privy to. Although I feel that the author is setting up for a prequel, it still took me double checking a couple times that this was the first book in a series to be assured I hadn't been dropped in the middle of a series with prior character and plot development.
Thanks to Goodreads First Reads for allowing me to read an advance copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Vanessa Riley puts an interesting spin on the typical Regency genre. While there have been Regency mysteries, ("Death Comes to Pemberly," Stephanie Barron's Jane Austen series, and the Rosalind Torne series coming to mind), there have been precious few media on people of color in the Regency period (the movie "Belle" being the only thing I can think of being comparable to this book). Therefore, I find the heroine and the characters refreshing, as they put a new context on the stereotypes and romanticization of the era, even if it is within a fictional story.
I think the only complaint I really had was that I was a bit confused at the beginning of the book, as it appears Lady Worthing had a few adventures prior to the book's start that the reader wasn't privy to. Although I feel that the author is setting up for a prequel, it still took me double checking a couple times that this was the first book in a series to be assured I hadn't been dropped in the middle of a series with prior character and plot development.
Thanks to Goodreads First Reads for allowing me to read an advance copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
izzy_reads7's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
camrobbins's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5