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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
'Rosemary Lillywhite had no intention of carrying on her dead husband's legacy, but then a desperate woman knocks on the door of Lillywhite Investigations, and Rosemary is left with a choice.
When she discovers her own family might be implicated in the crime, this bright young thing will have to hold her ground against the police and a charming Scotland Yard detective if she wants to clear their names.'
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The Case at Barton Manor is the first book in Emily Queen's Mrs. Lillywhite Investigates series. This is a light and fluffy mystery; a 1920's cozy mystery. At only about 160 pages it's a really quick read.
I enjoyed this book, but it was also a little slow. Most of the book there is nothing happening besides characters talking and Rosemary pointing an accusatory finger at the wrong party. Everything comes together in the last couple chapters and only within the last 10-15 pages does any real action take place. A lot of things had to line up up just so for things to turn out the way they did and so it ended up feeling a bit contrived. But if you are looking for something light annd easy to read then that doesn't matter so much.
I thought this was a reasonably good start to the series and so I will be giving the next book, The Murder Next Door, a try.
The book could have done with a further edit. There were several inconsistinces throughout the story. Most often it was the changing of characters names. The rest of the time it was scene continuity errors. The scene would be described one way and then something would happen several sentences later that wouldn't quite make sense or be possible given the previous information. Overall though there weren't so many errors as to completely distract me from the mystery.
This is a clean mystery with a hint of romance, which I expect will be explored further in the following books in the series.
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I read this book with my Kindle Unlimited membership.
When she discovers her own family might be implicated in the crime, this bright young thing will have to hold her ground against the police and a charming Scotland Yard detective if she wants to clear their names.'
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The Case at Barton Manor is the first book in Emily Queen's Mrs. Lillywhite Investigates series. This is a light and fluffy mystery; a 1920's cozy mystery. At only about 160 pages it's a really quick read.
I enjoyed this book, but it was also a little slow. Most of the book there is nothing happening besides characters talking and Rosemary pointing an accusatory finger at the wrong party. Everything comes together in the last couple chapters and only within the last 10-15 pages does any real action take place. A lot of things had to line up up just so for things to turn out the way they did and so it ended up feeling a bit contrived. But if you are looking for something light annd easy to read then that doesn't matter so much.
I thought this was a reasonably good start to the series and so I will be giving the next book, The Murder Next Door, a try.
The book could have done with a further edit. There were several inconsistinces throughout the story. Most often it was the changing of characters names. The rest of the time it was scene continuity errors. The scene would be described one way and then something would happen several sentences later that wouldn't quite make sense or be possible given the previous information. Overall though there weren't so many errors as to completely distract me from the mystery.
This is a clean mystery with a hint of romance, which I expect will be explored further in the following books in the series.
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I read this book with my Kindle Unlimited membership.
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Enjoyable. I will def. be reading more in this series.