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A review by sarah_moynihan
Lady Anne and the Menacing Mystic by Victoria Hamilton
4.0
'While in Bath preparing for her upcoming marriage to Lord Darkefell, Lady Anne learns of a profoundly accurate mystic working in town whose uncanny predictions have stunned the gullible and the skeptical alike. Certain there’s a harmless rational explanation for the medium’s supposed otherworldly abilities, Anne’s tolerance turns to defiance when the seer’s dark pronouncements begin having a decidedly harmful affect on her friends—and a troubled local vicar takes his own life.
Convinced that the woman is orchestrating a devious scheme, Anne begins to suspect that she’s working in league with a shrewd newcomer who’s attached himself to many of the town’s wealthy widowers. As she navigates the swirling rumors of Bath society to confirm her suspicions and unmask the charlatans for what they are, she discovers that the treacherous conspirators are plotting to make her own future very dark—and very short-lived . . .'
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3.5 stars, rounded up to 4 stars.
Lady Anne and the Menacing Mystic is the fourth book in Victoria Hamilton's Lady Anne Addison Mysteries series and is a historical gothic mystery set in Georgian England.
I read the first three books in this series early last year and fell in love with this series which always deliver on having some form of paranormal scheme in the plot. I had NO idea that the author was continuing this series and had assumed it was only intended to be trilogy, therefore I was over the moon when I saw Lady Anne and the Menacing Mystic while browsing through titles on NetGalley. I will also be purchasing my own physical copy of the book to reread the series at some point.
There was a simmering tension throughout the book as Anne gradually works to unravel the mystery, but there was a bit of a lag in the middle. A good portion of the book is Anne accumulating information through simply gossiping and conversing with a great many people, which is what dragged on for me a bit. Everything really starts to come together very close to the end of the book, t which everything falls into place quite rapidly. The shot of danger really seemed to bring the book together for me and increased my enjoyment of the plot.
Anne and Darkefell were quite the team in the previous books and so I wish we had been able to see more of Darkefell, although his entrance to the book was quite amusing. Lady Anne and the Menacing Mystic has not been my favorite from the series, as I found that it was clear where things were headed for much of the book, but getting there was quite drawn out. So I knew quite early on who our villians were, but still quite enjoyed reading it and look forward to reading more mysteries with Lady Anne, hopefully soon.
I recommend Lady Anne and the Menacing Mystic and the series as a whole to anyone who enjoys historical mysteries. I would recommend reading the books in this series in order as many characters from this book were introduced in previous books, although it isn't strictly necessary to do so if you're simply looking for a mystery to read.
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I would like to thank NetGalley and Beyond the Page Publishing for sharing an eARC of Lady Anne and the Menacing Mystic by Victoria Hamilton with me. This is my honest review.
Convinced that the woman is orchestrating a devious scheme, Anne begins to suspect that she’s working in league with a shrewd newcomer who’s attached himself to many of the town’s wealthy widowers. As she navigates the swirling rumors of Bath society to confirm her suspicions and unmask the charlatans for what they are, she discovers that the treacherous conspirators are plotting to make her own future very dark—and very short-lived . . .'
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3.5 stars, rounded up to 4 stars.
Lady Anne and the Menacing Mystic is the fourth book in Victoria Hamilton's Lady Anne Addison Mysteries series and is a historical gothic mystery set in Georgian England.
I read the first three books in this series early last year and fell in love with this series which always deliver on having some form of paranormal scheme in the plot. I had NO idea that the author was continuing this series and had assumed it was only intended to be trilogy, therefore I was over the moon when I saw Lady Anne and the Menacing Mystic while browsing through titles on NetGalley. I will also be purchasing my own physical copy of the book to reread the series at some point.
There was a simmering tension throughout the book as Anne gradually works to unravel the mystery, but there was a bit of a lag in the middle. A good portion of the book is Anne accumulating information through simply gossiping and conversing with a great many people, which is what dragged on for me a bit. Everything really starts to come together very close to the end of the book, t which everything falls into place quite rapidly. The shot of danger really seemed to bring the book together for me and increased my enjoyment of the plot.
Anne and Darkefell were quite the team in the previous books and so I wish we had been able to see more of Darkefell, although his entrance to the book was quite amusing. Lady Anne and the Menacing Mystic has not been my favorite from the series, as I found that it was clear where things were headed for much of the book, but getting there was quite drawn out. So I knew quite early on who our villians were, but still quite enjoyed reading it and look forward to reading more mysteries with Lady Anne, hopefully soon.
I recommend Lady Anne and the Menacing Mystic and the series as a whole to anyone who enjoys historical mysteries. I would recommend reading the books in this series in order as many characters from this book were introduced in previous books, although it isn't strictly necessary to do so if you're simply looking for a mystery to read.
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I would like to thank NetGalley and Beyond the Page Publishing for sharing an eARC of Lady Anne and the Menacing Mystic by Victoria Hamilton with me. This is my honest review.