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Man, to read these books you'd think the European aristocracy in the 1930s spent ninety percent of their time bed-hopping. Except Georgie, of course. Couldn't have that.

I rather wonder whether Bowen was going for a Northanger Abbey feel—gothic meets ridiculous, kind of. It didn't work especially well for me, as I had a hard time believing that Georgie would leap to the conclusion that a) there were vampires and b) a friend of hers was a vampire... Although I think I'd have been more willing to go with it had Georgie acted more strongly upon her suspicions. Beyond eating a bit of garlic and thinking 'ack! vampires!' she doesn't seem to worry overmuch about it, leaving that plotline weaker than it could have been.

This is the second book in a row where the motive has amounted to 'I'm pissy because I'm not as royal as I could be!' so I'm hopeful that the next book will up the stakes a bit.

jlmreader's review against another edition

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3.0

This was a welcome, fluffy break from some serious nonfiction and fiction reading. It's a "cozy" set in a decidedly non-cozy castle, the venue of a destination wedding. Our sleuth is related to the bride...and the groom...and King George V. A light, fun read.

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4.0

Good mystery and fun listen, but really? Vampires? The reader enjoyment of a mystery relies on the narrator not believing in something the reader knows can't exist. It is not good to think the narrator is dumb. Georgiana is smarter than that.

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3.0

Lady Georgianna takes on vampires...or does she?

girlinacardigan's review against another edition

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3.0

https://jenninsf.wordpress.com/2016/09/26/royal-blood-rhys-bowen/

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4.0

Another fun addition to the Georgie mystery series and I must say that I am loving the development direction of Georgie and Darcy’s relationship.

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