First of all, GORGEOUS cover! It definitely sets the mood for the book. It's a Victorian mystery, with gothic elements, and romance.Lady Julia Grey, at the end of Silent in the Grave, was off to Italy with her brothers Plum and Lysander. The siblings receive a summons from their eccentric father, demanding they come home for Christmas. They do, bringing home a hot Italian who just may be in love with Julia. Then, suprise, Nicholas Brisbane is there for the holidays, too--with a fiancée! A murder disrupts the family's Christmas and Brisbane and Julia work together again to solve it.
I was thoroughly satisfied by the developments between Brisbane and Julia. Raybourne does a great job with secondary characters and overall plot action. I'm not sure if the mystery aspect itself is her strongest point, since I almost figured it out, but it was still very good, with twists and shocks.
My only complaint is that is was too short--write more next time, Raybourne! I'm not sure when the third book will come out, but I'm looking forward to it already.
Rating: 10/10
3 comments:
Ooh, nice to see such a good review of this. I liked the first one, and have this one in the TBR. I will get to it one of these days. ;)
I want to see some more Brisbane/Julia interaction. Is there a lot in this book?
Jennie, there's a bit more interaction between the two. They have some nice, biting conversations and you get more of Brisbane's backstory, too. Definitely a good book!
Yep, loved the further "interaction" between Brisbane and Julia. Nice review. I like the "bringing home a hot Italian" bit. :)
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