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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
While she's vacationing at a Scottish estate, Lady Emily's trip turns sinister when the gamekeeper is murdered. Emily investigates the many suspects, including Sinclair's abandoned fiancée, a jealous rival, and the woman shamelessly pursuing him. Darkness lurks in the idyllic Highland village as she uncovers illicit affairs and village secrets tied to a centuries-old witchcraft trial.
Agatha Christie fans will love Lady Emily! With a clever plot, intriguing characters, and the comic relief of the heroine's children, this is an entertaining and engrossing audiobook. The narration complemented the story.
Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.
Agatha Christie fans will love Lady Emily! With a clever plot, intriguing characters, and the comic relief of the heroine's children, this is an entertaining and engrossing audiobook. The narration complemented the story.
Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Thank you Minotaur and NetGalley for the eARC of A Cold Highland Wind! All opinions in this review are my own.
Despite being the 17th book in the series, this was my first Lady Emily mystery. I didn't expect the two timelines so I was really curious to see how they would connect after the mystery had already been presented in Lady Emily's timeline.
While this was a quick read, I had a hard time being truly immersed in the mystery. I loved the setting but I think the short chapters from one timeline to the other confused me at times. I also think I would have liked it better as an audiobook for the Scottish pronunciations.
*I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Thank you so much to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for this ARC!*
I have been a fan of the Lady Emily Mysteries series for years. I am always excited to see where the next one will take place. When I saw that the newest installment would be set in Scotland, I was thrilled! Scotland is one of my favorite places, and I knew this would be a fantastic story!
One of the things I have always loved about Tasha Alexander’s writing is how accurate her research is. I know for a fact that she does through research, as I have read a book of hers while in the city it was set in (her mystery that was set in Venice, Italy was the boon I read while on my honeymoon in that same city), and I could recognize landmarks she described in the novel. So, I have always known that her books are remarkably accurate. I have also travelled to Scotland, and this book captured that beautiful and rainy country perfectly!
I really enjoyed the mystery in this story. I really did not have any inkling of who the killer might be until the moment it wad revealed to me. I love when that happens! The array of suspects, which was basically the entire village of Cairnfarn, were delightful to follow along with. I loved seeing Lady Emily, Colin and Jeremy interacting with all of them. I also loved that we got a lot more time with the boys in this book! Henry, Richard and Tom are so much fun, and I hope we continue getting to see more of them in the next installments of this series.
The historical parts of this book were interesting as well. I enjoyed learning more about Tansy as the book went on, and I liked seeing it all play out from her perspective. The witch trials were an interesting turn of events. I have always known about the witch trials in America, but I didn’t know it was also prevalent in Scotland around the same time. I always learn such cool things from this series!
Overall, this was a fun mystery with a great twist and a good historical storyline to go along with it.
My Rating:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
I gave A Cold Highland Wind 4.5 Stars!
I have been a fan of the Lady Emily Mysteries series for years. I am always excited to see where the next one will take place. When I saw that the newest installment would be set in Scotland, I was thrilled! Scotland is one of my favorite places, and I knew this would be a fantastic story!
One of the things I have always loved about Tasha Alexander’s writing is how accurate her research is. I know for a fact that she does through research, as I have read a book of hers while in the city it was set in (her mystery that was set in Venice, Italy was the boon I read while on my honeymoon in that same city), and I could recognize landmarks she described in the novel. So, I have always known that her books are remarkably accurate. I have also travelled to Scotland, and this book captured that beautiful and rainy country perfectly!
I really enjoyed the mystery in this story. I really did not have any inkling of who the killer might be until the moment it wad revealed to me. I love when that happens! The array of suspects, which was basically the entire village of Cairnfarn, were delightful to follow along with. I loved seeing Lady Emily, Colin and Jeremy interacting with all of them. I also loved that we got a lot more time with the boys in this book! Henry, Richard and Tom are so much fun, and I hope we continue getting to see more of them in the next installments of this series.
The historical parts of this book were interesting as well. I enjoyed learning more about Tansy as the book went on, and I liked seeing it all play out from her perspective. The witch trials were an interesting turn of events. I have always known about the witch trials in America, but I didn’t know it was also prevalent in Scotland around the same time. I always learn such cool things from this series!
Overall, this was a fun mystery with a great twist and a good historical storyline to go along with it.
My Rating:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
I gave A Cold Highland Wind 4.5 Stars!
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Lady Emily finds herself with her family in the Scottish Highlands in this latest installment of Tasha Alexander's popular mystery series. She, Colin and her boys are hoping to spend a quiet holiday visiting a family friend, but instead find themselves embroiled in a murder involving mistaken identity, village intrigue, and scandal. Almost everyone is telling lies, and it is up to Emily and Colin to determine which ones matter, and which secrets are motivitating the killer to act.
I give this book a solid four stars. The cast of characters is particularly entertaining (I love the Great Aunts,) and there is a secondary story set in 1676 which provides some historic background and additional local details. I have read and enjoyed other books in this series, but it is not necessary to have done so to appreciate this one.
I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley and the publishers in exchange for my honest opinion.
I give this book a solid four stars. The cast of characters is particularly entertaining (I love the Great Aunts,) and there is a secondary story set in 1676 which provides some historic background and additional local details. I have read and enjoyed other books in this series, but it is not necessary to have done so to appreciate this one.
I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley and the publishers in exchange for my honest opinion.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I'm a big fan of the Lady Emily series and was really excited to see this story is set in Scotland. I wish there had been more "Scottish" stuff as it read like it could have been set anywhere. If It wasn't for the narration, I would have forgotten it was set in Scotland. I continue to dislike the secondary storylines that are happening in the series currently. They don't add much, if anything, to the main storyline and only serve to slow the pace of the book. I find myself skipping these parts entirely.
The narrator was excellent. Well-paced and was able to achieve a wonderful variety of accents and tones. I never got confused as to who was speaking.
I'm a big fan of the Lady Emily series and was really excited to see this story is set in Scotland. I wish there had been more "Scottish" stuff as it read like it could have been set anywhere. If It wasn't for the narration, I would have forgotten it was set in Scotland. I continue to dislike the secondary storylines that are happening in the series currently. They don't add much, if anything, to the main storyline and only serve to slow the pace of the book. I find myself skipping these parts entirely.
The narrator was excellent. Well-paced and was able to achieve a wonderful variety of accents and tones. I never got confused as to who was speaking.