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Son Espionne royale et l'héritier australien by Rhys Bowen

diadandy's review against another edition

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3.0

I have been trying to read more Adult Fiction but have so far just found myself annoyed at the flippancy towards immorality.
This book was interesting, fast paced, and surprising but laughed at people with no moral code. It also had several ciances which were treated with dubious belief.

veronica87's review against another edition

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4.0

Another humorous addition to the series. Queenie is getting a bit stale though. She obviously knows that Georgie will never fire her so she has absolutely zero motivation to improve her skills and, in fact, seems to be intentionally slacking off because she knows she can get away with it.

onceupon_longago's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

christinegreads's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-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

4.0

laurenjodi's review against another edition

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4.0

Heirs and Graces
4 Stars

Queen Mary requests that Lady Georgiana Rannoch come to the aid of her old friend, the Dowager Duchess of Eynsford. It would seem that the long lost heir to the Dukedom has been found in the Australian outback, and is in dire need of some etiquette training. Unfortunately, the young heir, Jack Altringham, is soon accused of murder when his uncle, the current Duke, is found dead with Jack's knife in his back. Can Georgie prevent another scandal for Her Majesty's friend?

These books are such light-hearted fun with some very subtle yet insightful satire thrown in.

Georgie is as delightful as ever as she attempts to help young Jack navigate the rough seas of the English Aristocracy and their oftentimes illogical social dictates. Jack's incredulous reactions to it all lead to several laugh-out-loud moments.

The mystery itself is one of the more convoluted in the series with several red-herrings to keep the reader guessing. The eventual explanation is logical overall despite one or two strange twists toward the end.

Looking forward to Georgie's next adventure.

angelceit's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

5.0

thegeekyblogger's review against another edition

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3.0

Listened for Review (Brilliance Audio)
Overall Rating: 3.50
Story Rating: 3.50
Character Rating: 3.50

Audio Rating: 4.50 (not part of the overall rating)

First Thought when Finished: Heirs and Graces by Rhys Bowen was a good edition to this series (which I adore) but it took a bit to long to get to the crime. That being said--Kudos to Rhys to a twist that I just didn't see coming!

Audio Thoughts
Narrated By Katherine Kellgren / Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins

This is one of my favorite series on audio. Katherine knocks it out of the park and makes me smile every time I turn on one of these stories.

Part of my Read It, Rate It, File It, Done Review

saraelizabetha's review against another edition

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mysterious relaxing medium-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

4.0

foxon's review against another edition

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2.0

You can skip this one.

manda7179's review against another edition

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4.0

Still enjoying this series. Belinda cracks me up as does Georgie’s mom.