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The Doublet Affair: An Ursula Blanchard Mystery at Queen Elizabeth I's Court by Fion Buckley
diadandy's review against another edition
2.0
I think Fiona Buckley insists on including one scene in each of her books just to prove that she is an adult fiction writer. They are very unnecessary and kind-of ruin the rest of her story. I will not be reading any more of her books not do I recommend any of the ones I have already read.
halfcentreader's review against another edition
4.0
quite enjoyable. This time Ursula ferrets out a new plot against the new Queen Elizabeth.
kentcryptid's review against another edition
3.0
The problem with The Doublet Affair is that the man with whom the main character is in love is objectively terrible. He (a) is a kind of a traitor; (b) is utterly patronising; (c) forces her to marry him (!) in book one. He's clearly a hottie, but she spends an infuriating amount of time in this one mooning over him, despite him also being the definition of a bad idea.
The mystery also isn't as compelling as in book one, and I hope there are eventually going to be some villains in this series who aren't Evil Catholics.
The mystery also isn't as compelling as in book one, and I hope there are eventually going to be some villains in this series who aren't Evil Catholics.
sederle's review against another edition
3.0
I really enjoy these books - I learn about Queen Elizabeth's court and the main character is a strong woman. The mysteries are usually pretty good, too.
archytas's review
4.0
Ok, so I'm still not buying the torn-between-love-and-loyalty thing, but the rest of this book is engaging, well-written. Buckley captures the caught-between fears of early Elizabethan citizens well, the fear of a returned Catholic terror encouraging people to accept measures that might make them uncomfortable. She also captures well the world of women in this period.
julieputty's review against another edition
4.0
This series is easy to like. Ursula is a great character, even when she does dopey things, and the mysteries feel plausible and interesting.
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