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book_concierge's review against another edition
3.0
Book two in Her Royal Spyness cozy mystery series, has Lady Georgiana Rannoch (Georgie to her friends) hosting a Bavarian princess as part of Her Majesty’s plan to get the Prince of Wales interested in a more suitable partner than that awful American woman. Princess Hannelore is only eighteen and fresh from the convent, but she’s eager to finally explore a big city and enjoy flirting with boys … from an impoverished bookshop clerk to the attendees at a swanky party to the eligible men at a country estate. But a tragic accident at the swanky party threatens to embroil the Princess in a scandal and cause an international incident.
I like Georgie as a character, and love her grandfather, the retired London bobby, as well as her best friend, Belinda. But the plot here didn’t really capture my attention. I felt it dragged and it seemed Bowen was trying too hard to weave the various deaths together into a whole conspiracy. Still, it does give an added dimension to impoverished Irish Peer Darcy O’Mara. He may be more than just an unreliable rogue…
I like Georgie as a character, and love her grandfather, the retired London bobby, as well as her best friend, Belinda. But the plot here didn’t really capture my attention. I felt it dragged and it seemed Bowen was trying too hard to weave the various deaths together into a whole conspiracy. Still, it does give an added dimension to impoverished Irish Peer Darcy O’Mara. He may be more than just an unreliable rogue…
ketutar's review against another edition
4.0
I just find the idea of a lady not knowing that they should ask for the allowance from the secretary, and not discuss the matter with the Queen... and that of course they should be compensated for the visit. And that she doesn't have a maid... *sigh*
I like the idea of her cleaning - or opening up service :-D
I knew the twist pretty early on, though.
What ever happened with the body in the library?
I like the idea of her cleaning - or opening up service :-D
I knew the twist pretty early on, though.
What ever happened with the body in the library?
willbefunorelse's review against another edition
3.0
This review will be short because I TOOK NO NOTES
For the full review - which is neither full nor a review, due to the whole "no notes" of it all - follow the link to That's What She Read.
Guster Reading Challenge:
"Center of Attention" / Lost and Gone Forever
Read a book written in the first person
For the full review - which is neither full nor a review, due to the whole "no notes" of it all - follow the link to That's What She Read.
Guster Reading Challenge:
"Center of Attention" / Lost and Gone Forever
Read a book written in the first person
hnbb's review against another edition
3.0
I am enjoying the series, but there are some elements I could do without. It is refreshing and different, however.
callins23's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
sarah_moynihan's review against another edition
3.0
'It's 1930s London, and Lady Georgiana -- thirty-fourth in line to the throne -- has a lot on her plate, but little in her cupboards, in this national bestseller...
Baked beans and boiled eggs. That's what my houseguest, the Bavarian princess, will have to eat if I don't get help posthaste. The Queen of England has requested I entertain said princess, placing her in the playboy prince's path, in hopes he might finally marry.
But queens never consider money, of which I have little. And which is why I moonlight as a maid-in-disguise. My plans:
1) Clean house in manner of palace.
2) Blackmail brother, Binky, into sending a few quid.
3) Unteach Princess Hanni English from gangster movies -- lest she address the queen as "old broad."
4) Keep eye on princess at parties, where she drinks like a fish.
Then there's the matter of the body in the bookshop and Hanni's unwitting involvement with the communist party. It's enough to drive a girl mad...'
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3.5 stars, rounded down to 3 stars.
A Royal Pain is the second book in Rhys Bowen's Royal Spyness series and is a historical mystery taking place in 1930s London, following Lady Georginana Roannoch, better known as Georgie, thirty-fourth in line for the throne.
Living on her own in her brothers empty and closed up London home with no money and no means of supporting herself, is tasked by the queen to host visiting royalty. Let the ridiulousness begin as Georgie scrambles to throw together some plan to brazen her way through the assignment. And as prepostrous as it all way, I loved it.
Georgie is still awkward and funny and I love her character as much as in the first book, even though I didn't find this book as engaging as the first. The supporting characters are great, especially Darcy.
More than anything it's an entertaining mystery. The mystery wasn't all that tricky, but I really enjoyed reading it.
Baked beans and boiled eggs. That's what my houseguest, the Bavarian princess, will have to eat if I don't get help posthaste. The Queen of England has requested I entertain said princess, placing her in the playboy prince's path, in hopes he might finally marry.
But queens never consider money, of which I have little. And which is why I moonlight as a maid-in-disguise. My plans:
1) Clean house in manner of palace.
2) Blackmail brother, Binky, into sending a few quid.
3) Unteach Princess Hanni English from gangster movies -- lest she address the queen as "old broad."
4) Keep eye on princess at parties, where she drinks like a fish.
Then there's the matter of the body in the bookshop and Hanni's unwitting involvement with the communist party. It's enough to drive a girl mad...'
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3.5 stars, rounded down to 3 stars.
A Royal Pain is the second book in Rhys Bowen's Royal Spyness series and is a historical mystery taking place in 1930s London, following Lady Georginana Roannoch, better known as Georgie, thirty-fourth in line for the throne.
Living on her own in her brothers empty and closed up London home with no money and no means of supporting herself, is tasked by the queen to host visiting royalty. Let the ridiulousness begin as Georgie scrambles to throw together some plan to brazen her way through the assignment. And as prepostrous as it all way, I loved it.
Georgie is still awkward and funny and I love her character as much as in the first book, even though I didn't find this book as engaging as the first. The supporting characters are great, especially Darcy.
More than anything it's an entertaining mystery. The mystery wasn't all that tricky, but I really enjoyed reading it.
lhanson2022's review
adventurous
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
4.0
mamap's review against another edition
2.0
Royal Spyness Mstery #2
Summer read.
Interesting take on the times and the communists and such.
Summer read.
Interesting take on the times and the communists and such.
ktaylor1164's review against another edition
4.0
As I said in my first review of the Royal Spyness series, I adore Georgie. Bowen creates a likable, believable heroine who makes mistakes and carries on. Although I wasn't as fond of this sequel as the first, I'm keeping it at 4 stars for pure enjoyment.
inperplexi_tea's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
This started out much more slowly than book 1 of the series, but I enjoyed seeing Georgie get to do some real detective work! Darker than book 1, but I'm still really looking forward to the rest of the series.