A review by carolsnotebook
The Automaton's Wife by Vered Ehsani

3.0

The Automaton’s Wife is an amusing, quick read, although I do suggest reading the first in the series before this one.

Bee continues her adventures in Africa with the help and also complications of her friends and family. This time around she meets a large bat, her husband’s ghost has seemingly disappeared and her horse is posessed by a snake spirit. In the meantime, a local woman has been found dead in a mysterious manner.

I like the Kenya 1899 setting and the author provides a brief fact or fiction section after the story. Bee and her family don’t fit in, but they are doing their best. Bee tries to keep an open mind when dealing with people, but she is a part of her British culture. Bee also learns a few things about her past that puts her prejudices in a different light.

It’s a cute series. It’s light and enjoyable. And Bee is fun to hang out with.