This was like reading a speed run, there was no depth and no details.
Very disappointing
This was like reading a speed run, there was no depth and no details.
Very disappointing
I love a cozy romance and this one really hit the spot. The story of Lynet a middle class bookbinder and Reggie a posh soldier invalided out from WWI working together to create magic books for the government. #mtTBR #ReadAway2024
Book 4 from my TBR!
I wanted to love this: Team of diverse girls staging a HEIST of a jewel-encrusted book aboard the Titanic. What's not to love?
Unfortunately, the leader Josefa has an irritating backstory (running away to thieve because a life of material comfort is too confining) and we don't spend enough time with the other girls to really round out their motivations or relationships with one another as they rush aboard and the countdown to sinking begins. ⬇️
I pulled this off my shelf at random to read. Why? To make room for my Christmas book gifts. 😆😆 I‘m enjoying it, though.
New Year‘s book cull … incoming. 😆
This is officially a new favorite mystery series. Set in 1910 Singapore Harriet is a typist with a penchant to get embroiled in mysteries. Fast paced and filled with amazing characters.
This is 3rd in the series. I‘m enjoying the books overall, but this one wasn‘t quite as good as previous ones. Revolves around murders in Harriet‘s local amateur theater troupe featuring infidelity, greed, embezzling and mental health issues. The leads seemed a bit unlike themselves and not as connected as usual although Harriet surprises with a weird sudden epiphany where Curran is concerned. This one just did not flow as easily for me. 4/5⭐️
Finishing up this collection. I really need to prioritize reading more short stories and collections.
Her father Julian has landed in NYC, so Kitty has come to join him after finishing boarding school. She gets a job at a local paper on the Ladies‘ Page and is thus covering an event where a man is killed. It‘s 1915, so it‘s tricky for a woman to investigate, but she doesn‘t think the police are on the right track. This is a fun historical mystery that does a good job of establishing the era. I enjoyed it.
Four young women. One priceless book. And one fool proof plan. What could possibly go wrong on board the unsinkable Titanic?
This had a lot of things I loved. Well researched historical events, a countdown, diverse representation, ships, HEISTS. But the pacing was too slow, then too rushed at the end. A lot goes wrong just to go wrong. We didn‘t get nearly the character depth I wanted. & the ending left me a little disappointed. 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
A good continuation of the series, with a couple of mysteries that we try to solve; plenty of red herrings and lots of clues for us to sort through. The friendly side characters are fun as always.
#gottacatchemall Nickit - Heist or theft 2mo