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A review by holtfan
Cut to the Quick by Kate Ross
4.0
"THERE'S A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN IN JULIAN KESTREL'S BED. UNFORTUNATELY, SHE'S DEAD."
Whoever marketed this book is a genius. I just cannot get over that line. I laugh every time.
I guess now knowing Julian it makes it funnier too.
The poor man has no luck with women. He's suave, he's dapper, they all like him...but they're just not interested.
Meet Julian Kestrel. He's a Beau Brummell-type who sets the fashions for the ton.
When a chance acquaintance he met once asks him to be best man in an upcoming wedding, he feel intrigued enough to go.
But alas, nothing is as it seems at this country house. And that is before the unknown dead woman ends up in his bed!
I rather enjoyed the story. Though numerous, the characters were fairly distinct and easy to sort out. Lots of proper clues and dead ends for the reader to consider. It didn't feel like 'well, we haven't heard anything from X in a while, so X it must be.' It generally took a little puzzling to reach the conclusion.
I liked Julian Kestrel a lot. This is a great introduction to him and I can only imagine his character grows. (Though it is sad to see only four books emerged from this series because of the author's untimely demise.) He somehow walks the line of being the calm and collected hero of every fanboy in London and a cinnamon roll who doesn't know what to do with a weeping lady.
Overall, an unexpected delight. I look forward to reading the rest of the books in the series.
Whoever marketed this book is a genius. I just cannot get over that line. I laugh every time.
I guess now knowing Julian it makes it funnier too.
The poor man has no luck with women. He's suave, he's dapper, they all like him...but they're just not interested.
Meet Julian Kestrel. He's a Beau Brummell-type who sets the fashions for the ton.
When a chance acquaintance he met once asks him to be best man in an upcoming wedding, he feel intrigued enough to go.
But alas, nothing is as it seems at this country house. And that is before the unknown dead woman ends up in his bed!
I rather enjoyed the story. Though numerous, the characters were fairly distinct and easy to sort out. Lots of proper clues and dead ends for the reader to consider. It didn't feel like 'well, we haven't heard anything from X in a while, so X it must be.' It generally took a little puzzling to reach the conclusion.
I liked Julian Kestrel a lot. This is a great introduction to him and I can only imagine his character grows. (Though it is sad to see only four books emerged from this series because of the author's untimely demise.) He somehow walks the line of being the calm and collected hero of every fanboy in London and a cinnamon roll who doesn't know what to do with a weeping lady.
Overall, an unexpected delight. I look forward to reading the rest of the books in the series.