A review by laurenjodi
A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen
3.0
A Royal Pain
3 Stars
Lady Georgiana Rannach plays hostess to a Bavarian Princess with a penchant for trouble, and soon finds herself embroiled in another murder investigation when she and the princess stumble across a dead body in a bookshop.
The pacing of this sequel is slightly off with the first half of the story dedicated to Georgie's annoying houseguests. Thankfully, the mystery comes along just in time and gets interesting once the bodies start piling up.
While Georgie is a charming and likable heroine, she can be very obtuse at times and is oblivious to the clues even when they are staring her in the face. Consequently, the identity of the culprits is glaringly obvious to the reader, but Georgie fails to see it until it is almost too late.
On the romance front, Georgie's relationship with Darcy O'Mara is clearly on the slow burn side. Speaking of O'Mara, there are hints in this one that there is more to him than meets the eye ...
Kathrine Kellgren's narration of the audiobook is fantastic, and I was sad to learn from another listener that she passed away recently.
Overall, a slow beginning but entertaining nonetheless.
3 Stars
Lady Georgiana Rannach plays hostess to a Bavarian Princess with a penchant for trouble, and soon finds herself embroiled in another murder investigation when she and the princess stumble across a dead body in a bookshop.
The pacing of this sequel is slightly off with the first half of the story dedicated to Georgie's annoying houseguests. Thankfully, the mystery comes along just in time and gets interesting once the bodies start piling up.
While Georgie is a charming and likable heroine, she can be very obtuse at times and is oblivious to the clues even when they are staring her in the face. Consequently, the identity of the culprits is glaringly obvious to the reader, but Georgie fails to see it until it is almost too late.
On the romance front, Georgie's relationship with Darcy O'Mara is clearly on the slow burn side. Speaking of O'Mara, there are hints in this one that there is more to him than meets the eye ...
Kathrine Kellgren's narration of the audiobook is fantastic, and I was sad to learn from another listener that she passed away recently.
Overall, a slow beginning but entertaining nonetheless.