really good complex mystery. i like the eccentric aunt a lot and the pace was good!
adventurous 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
adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This book is a bit too lighthearted for my personal liking but I think it’s charming. I also enjoyed the fact that the protagonist is a middle aged woman in a story most would expect someone younger. More books like this should exist.
adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous mysterious medium-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
adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious sad 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: Complicated

It was about a 4 until the end. Felt anticlimactic, but I am interested in picking up the second book.
adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A fun “who dun it” set in London. A web of deceit and murder afoot for this older early 50s heroine who used to steal antiques for a living. She gets sucked back into the life when her mentor and aunts boyfriend of sorts is murder or so she and her aunt believe he is.
This could have been really good. But I felt like some plot points got muddled and were not explained all the way through. Like maybe it was supposed to be a shorter novella that got expanded quickly and we left some back plot behind.
I also feel like our two main characters are a little shallow, no not vain, but lacked character depth. Everyone kind of did in my opinion.
Hmmmm this was okay. Fun cozy mystery but not amazing. 3.5/5