Reviews

Your Royal Hostage by Antonia Fraser

nick_27's review

1.0

Hostage crises? Mystery? Sorry but these things are missing from a novel that is described as a roayl histage mystery. The hostage crises doesn't take place until around page 200, mind you the book is 250 some odd pages. Then our main protagonist, anchorwoman Jemima Shore who is supposed to be an amateur investigator doesn't fo nearly as much investigating then hqvig drinks with the detective and having him tell her all the details. Lastly the jumps from perspective of characters is badly done. I had trouble going from one scene, to another, to another, then introduce another character, back to the first scene like a horrible game of tennis my head began to hurt. If you are a fan of cozy mysteries, Royalty, weddings, don't be tricked into picking up this book, move a long and read something else.

susannavs's review

4.0

I really enjoy Fraser's writing, particularly her biographies. I've read two Jemima Shore mysteries now, and I'd like to get more of them.