A review by bookwyrm_lark
A Soupçon of Poison by Jennifer Ashley, Ashley Gardner

4.0

A Soupçon of Mystery… and a dash of romance. A Soupçon of Poison, the prequel to Jennifer Ashley’s Kat Holloway series, serves as a delightful appetizer before the main course. The novella introduces Kat Holloway, a cook in Victorian London, and the charming but mysterious Daniel McAdam, and sets up the relationship we see at the beginning of [b:Death Below Stairs|34835190|Death Below Stairs (Kat Holloway Mysteries, #1)|Jennifer Ashley|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1491851428l/34835190._SY75_.jpg|48475794]: attraction on both sides, tempered by a thread of distrust and more than a little caution on Kat’s part, and secrecy on Daniel’s. Here, too, are Kat’s daughter Grace and the cheerful street urchin James. The mystery is puzzling, the murders not too gruesome. In short (as befits a novella!), historical and cozy mystery lovers alike will enjoy this delicious little amuse-bouche before diving into the series.


Review originally published on my blog, The Bookwyrm's Hoard.