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jazzthecat's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
gmamartha's review against another edition
4.0
1831 Rathfarnham, Ireland. Loretto Abbey. The Tithes War. The Duke of Wellington.
holl3640's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
emilybordelovewrites's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
qu33nofbookz's review against another edition
4.0
Another excellent addition to the series. This mystery is full of twists and turns that will keep you guessing till the end.
avl_book_girl's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.0
meme_too2's review against another edition
1.0
I just couldn't get into this book. It seemed very contrived and silly.
sarah_moynihan's review against another edition
3.0
This is not my favorite in the series, but is still a very enjoyable book. Kiera and Gage have been called away from their honeymoon to respond to a summons for an investigtion in Ireland by Gage's father. Brought to an abby among all the contention between the Catholics and Protestants, they are asked to investigate the murder of a nun in training just outside the abby walls.
I think the reason why I don't enjoy this book as much as the others is that Kiera and Gage seem to be less of a team in this investigation and more of just two people who happen to be investigating the same crime. Most of this is due to the fact that they are investigating in an abby, and as such Gage is not able to traverse freely among the nuns and students. Much of the book was spent with them going their seperate ways to do individual research into the matter and then coming together again to essentially share notes. And considering that this was the first book in which they are now married, I expected them to be an even stronger team. There is quite a bit of tension, however, in regards to Gage's desire to protect Kiera and her worrying over the practicality of her continuing on investigating alongside Gage now that she's married and may one day be a mother. Further this investigation seemed quite slow in comparison to those that before and then came together all at once quite quickly.
So although this is not my favorite, it is still a phenomenal series and I would recommend any of these books to anyone who enjoys a good mystery.
I think the reason why I don't enjoy this book as much as the others is that Kiera and Gage seem to be less of a team in this investigation and more of just two people who happen to be investigating the same crime. Most of this is due to the fact that they are investigating in an abby, and as such Gage is not able to traverse freely among the nuns and students. Much of the book was spent with them going their seperate ways to do individual research into the matter and then coming together again to essentially share notes. And considering that this was the first book in which they are now married, I expected them to be an even stronger team. There is quite a bit of tension, however, in regards to Gage's desire to protect Kiera and her worrying over the practicality of her continuing on investigating alongside Gage now that she's married and may one day be a mother. Further this investigation seemed quite slow in comparison to those that before and then came together all at once quite quickly.
So although this is not my favorite, it is still a phenomenal series and I would recommend any of these books to anyone who enjoys a good mystery.
mamap's review against another edition
4.0
Usually, when love interests get married, (especially on TV) my attention drops. Not so with St Cyr and not with Lady Darby! I do enjoy her as a heroine and Gage isn't too bad either.
Would like to see Sebastian lay into his father - and I really don't like foreboding endings - "life would never be the same." Just end the book and hurriedly write another!
Would like to see Sebastian lay into his father - and I really don't like foreboding endings - "life would never be the same." Just end the book and hurriedly write another!
littletaiko's review against another edition
3.0
Keira and Gage are off touring Ireland when they get summoned to help with a mysterious death of a nun. This felt a bit like a filler book to help get all the characters moving along to something else. It's nice to see Keira less concerned about her past and becoming more comfortable with her life now. It was also fun to see one of the characters from the first book pop us as well. I did find that I missed the interactions with Keira's family since this time it was just Keira and Gage and their servants. Though on the plus side that meant more of Bree, and you really can't have too much of her.