From Goodreads: On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me—well, actually, my true love, Darcy O’Mara, is spending a feliz navidad tramping around South America. Meanwhile, Mummy is holed up in a tiny village called Tiddleton-under-Lovey with that droll Noel Coward! And I’m snowed in at Castle Rannoch with my bumbling brother, Binky, and sourpuss sister-in-law, Fig.
So it’s a miracle when I contrive to land a position as hostess to a posh holiday party in Tiddleton. The village is like something out of A Christmas Carol! But no sooner have I arrived than a neighborhood nuisance, a fellow named Freddie falls out of a tree, dead…. Dickensian, indeed.
Freddie’s merely a stocking stuffer. On my second day in town, another so-called accident turns up another mincemeat pie—and yet another on my third. The village is buzzing that a recent prison break could have something to do with it… that, or a long-standing witch’s curse. I’m not so sure. But after Darcy shows up beneath the mistletoe, anything could be possible in this wicked wonderland.
My Thoughts:
First, I have to say that I started reading Rhys Bowen about a year ago, and I really enjoy her writing. I will recommend this series to people who like light-hearted, comical mysteries. I have not read any other works from this author but I do know she has other series. This is the sixth book of Her Royal Spyness Mysteries. The main character, Georgiana, is a woman who is in line for the English throne but far removed (35th in line as of this book). I think it's the fact that she does have royal English blood makes her fascinating, but also being that she is so far removed from the throne makes Georgiana relatable to everyday people. This series takes place in the 1930s, so it has a nice historical flare to it. I, personally, enjoy a good historical novel now and then and it's interesting to learn about different times than our own. The reason I love this series so much is because there is a little bit of everything: mystery, romance, and humor. Georgie, as she is sometimes called, is a quirky girl with some flare. She doesn't seem to take herself too seriously, always living on the edge of poverty, despite being royal. Her family expects her to marry a royal prince by now, and so they have cut off her funds. This leads Georgie to make all sorts of interesting decisions that sometimes get her into trouble, and always involves a murder mystery.
In this installment, Georgiana takes a position as a hostess in order to get away from her awful sister-in-law and her family in Scotland over the Christmas season. At the very best, she hopes that her Christmas will be bearable, but gets a whole lot more than she bargains for! Overall, I enjoyed this book and as always the author's prose makes me laugh out loud at some points. The mystery was actually hard to figure out, and I enjoyed that. At some parts the book dragged, but I do know that every year I look forward to a new release in this series. Read this book if you want to laugh :)
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