thisandthatwithkaren's review against another edition
4.0
The first book in the Lady Anne Addison Mysteries series and is fabulous!
Fans of the Lady Julia Grey Mysteries will love these Georgian historical mysteries.
After receiving a distressing letter from a friend, Lady Anne Addison wastes no time in traveling to Yorkshire to offer whatever help she can. She has no idea what she’ll find there, but she certainly wasn’t expecting to be met by tales of a werewolf terrorizing the area—nor the dead body she discovers upon arriving. Driven by curiosity and a keen intelligence, Lady Anne dismisses the notion of such a beast, but she’s nonetheless drawn into the mysteries by the secrecy surrounding her friend and the infuriating yet enticing Lord Darkefell.
With a murderer on the loose and the supposed werewolf ravaging livestock and terrifying the locals, Lady Anne puts her reservations aside and joins forces with the seductive Darkefell to get to the bottom of things. And though his nearness is a tempting distraction, Lady Anne manages to uncover one clue after another, unraveling the mysteries and drawing ever closer to the killer, even while her true feelings for the enigmatic marquess elude her . . .
This book was originally published under the name Donna Lea Simpson.
Lady Anne is an interesting main character, she is smart and uses logic to find out the truth. There was a wonderful cast of characters and the plot moved at a good pace. I can't wait to read the rest of the series.
I recommend this series to anyone who likes historical mysteries.
I requested and received a advance readers copy of this book from Netgalley and the publisher. All opinions are my OWN.
Fans of the Lady Julia Grey Mysteries will love these Georgian historical mysteries.
After receiving a distressing letter from a friend, Lady Anne Addison wastes no time in traveling to Yorkshire to offer whatever help she can. She has no idea what she’ll find there, but she certainly wasn’t expecting to be met by tales of a werewolf terrorizing the area—nor the dead body she discovers upon arriving. Driven by curiosity and a keen intelligence, Lady Anne dismisses the notion of such a beast, but she’s nonetheless drawn into the mysteries by the secrecy surrounding her friend and the infuriating yet enticing Lord Darkefell.
With a murderer on the loose and the supposed werewolf ravaging livestock and terrifying the locals, Lady Anne puts her reservations aside and joins forces with the seductive Darkefell to get to the bottom of things. And though his nearness is a tempting distraction, Lady Anne manages to uncover one clue after another, unraveling the mysteries and drawing ever closer to the killer, even while her true feelings for the enigmatic marquess elude her . . .
This book was originally published under the name Donna Lea Simpson.
Lady Anne is an interesting main character, she is smart and uses logic to find out the truth. There was a wonderful cast of characters and the plot moved at a good pace. I can't wait to read the rest of the series.
I recommend this series to anyone who likes historical mysteries.
I requested and received a advance readers copy of this book from Netgalley and the publisher. All opinions are my OWN.
shai3d's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
ccwray's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
omgnikki's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
3.5
kirstensviews's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
vesper1931's review against another edition
4.0
After receiving a letter from her friend Lydia, Lady Anne Addison rushes to Yorkshire and Darkefell Castle to be with her. But she arrives only to discover a body, and tales of werewolves. Being of an intelligent and curious nature she decides to investigate. But is she being helped or hindered by Lord Darkefell.
Set within the Georgian period, this is more of a mystery than a romance (thankfully), well-written and a story I really enjoyed with its very likeable characters. A very good solid start to a new series.
A NetGalley Book
Set within the Georgian period, this is more of a mystery than a romance (thankfully), well-written and a story I really enjoyed with its very likeable characters. A very good solid start to a new series.
A NetGalley Book
krisrid's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. It drew me in from the first page and held my attention the whole way through.
I loved the character of Anne. As a spinster with money, her unorthodox behaviour was plausible and worked for her choices and actions throughout the rest of the book. Even though her dramas about her feelings for Darkefell went a bit over-dramatic at points, she was likable and spunky and I was happy to go along with her on her determination to find out what was what.
The plot itself, while, again a bit melodramatic was still a cracking good story and filled with plenty of secrets and drama and suspense. The cast of characters was interesting and there were plenty of side sub-plots that added to making this an interesting read.
This was a light, fun easy to read story and I enjoyed it. I will continue with this series to see what fate has in store for Anne and Tony next!
I loved the character of Anne. As a spinster with money, her unorthodox behaviour was plausible and worked for her choices and actions throughout the rest of the book. Even though her dramas about her feelings for Darkefell went a bit over-dramatic at points, she was likable and spunky and I was happy to go along with her on her determination to find out what was what.
The plot itself, while, again a bit melodramatic was still a cracking good story and filled with plenty of secrets and drama and suspense. The cast of characters was interesting and there were plenty of side sub-plots that added to making this an interesting read.
This was a light, fun easy to read story and I enjoyed it. I will continue with this series to see what fate has in store for Anne and Tony next!