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veronica87's review against another edition
4.0
The sixth book in this delightful series sees Lady Georgiana, or Georgie for short, answer an advertisement to be a social hostess at a large house party in the country over the holidays. Desperate to escape a dull Christmas in Scotland with her stuffy sister-in-law, Georgie jumps at the chance for a friendlier atmosphere and before she knows it, she's taking the train to the quaint country village of Tiddleton-under-lovey to put her hostess skills to use. Admittedly, I lost track of who was who among the rather large guest list for the house party - and this installment in the series has the highest body count to date - but that didn't detract from my enjoyment of the story. Though once again in a new locale, Georgie is not without personal support as the author manages to include both Georgie's mother and grandfather in this misadventure. Best of all, the author makes up for the lack of Darcy in the last book by giving us a heaping dose of him in this one. It's still a very PG rated romance but it's sweet and showing signs of steady progress. A fun read overall!
jrenee's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-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
4.0
squeak's review against another edition
3.0
Nice murder mystery with a disappointing ending.
Unlike a good Agatha Christie book, this one doesn't explain the details of how the murders were set up.
Unlike a good Agatha Christie book, this one doesn't explain the details of how the murders were set up.
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The murderers are killed off by the author. Most anticlimactic in my opinion.sarahcoller's review against another edition
4.0
This was my first Her Royal Spyness book. Can this really be the same author as the Molly Murphy series? I very much enjoyed Georgie's sharp wit as opposed to Molly's rather dull lagginess. The story was fun, well-thought out, and not easily guessed at. It wasn't until page 185 that I even picked up on the pattern of the murders. The only part of the story that really bugged me was that Georgie and Darcy went around telling everyone that they had proof the deaths were murders rather than accidents and likely tipped off the guilty. I will be looking for more Her Royal Spyness, for sure.
joni_n's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
3.25
onceupon_longago's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I adored this one. I didn’t catch on to what was going on at all and thought it was super clever. My favorite of the series so far—I really didn’t expect it!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
laurenjodi's review against another edition
4.0
The Twelve Clues of Christmas
4 Stars
Lady Georgiana Rannoch manages to avoid spending Christmas with her idiotic brother and priggish sister-in-law by agreeing to act as hostess to a posh house party in Tiddleton-Under-Lovey. Unfortunately, things go awry early on when a young man is found dead in a tree and several others in the village die from apparent accidents. Is all of this merely coincidence or does someone have a grudge against the townsfolk?
This is such a wonderfully zany series and Katherine Kellgren's narration never fails to have me laughing out loud at Georgie's antics.
The mystery is very entertaining with the deaths occurring in accordance with the. That said, it takes Georgie far too long to catch on to this particular twist.
Georgie and Darcy's romance is finally getting somewhere and it was good to have him front and center after his being virtually MIA in the previous book. Looking forward to them finally getting their much deserved HEA.
4 Stars
Lady Georgiana Rannoch manages to avoid spending Christmas with her idiotic brother and priggish sister-in-law by agreeing to act as hostess to a posh house party in Tiddleton-Under-Lovey. Unfortunately, things go awry early on when a young man is found dead in a tree and several others in the village die from apparent accidents. Is all of this merely coincidence or does someone have a grudge against the townsfolk?
This is such a wonderfully zany series and Katherine Kellgren's narration never fails to have me laughing out loud at Georgie's antics.
The mystery is very entertaining with the deaths occurring in accordance with the
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Twelve Days of Christmas songGeorgie and Darcy's romance is finally getting somewhere and it was good to have him front and center after his being virtually MIA in the previous book. Looking forward to them finally getting their much deserved HEA.