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nabenn67's review
4.0
Quaint. That's how I would describe this book; exactly the sort of thing you would expect from a cozy mystery.
I don't think it actually deserves a 4-star rating, but a 3 didn't seem adequate enough.
I don't think it actually deserves a 4-star rating, but a 3 didn't seem adequate enough.
saranel81's review
2.0
I really debated the rating on this one. It almost got a one-star. I gave it the second star only because I didn't really hate it. It's just kind of meh. None of the characters are really all that interesting, and I was left wondering why some of them had even been included. Same goes for the subplots. It all felt like padding to turn a semi-decent short story into a bloated, over-written novel. I felt no emotional attachment to anybody, so I just didn't care about the victim, the sleuth, or anybody else at all. Won't be reading any more in the series.
nursenell's review
4.0
This is the first book in the Pennyfoot Hotel Mystery series, set in Edwardian England (1901 - 1910). The hotel is being run by Cecily, a recent widow. She and her husband had bought the seaside hotel planning to run it together. In this book a Lady Eleanor of some standing is found dead in the garden below a 4th floor balcony. Meanwhile, a python who was being used in a theatrical performance that night has disappeared. Did Lady Eleanor fall, was she pushed, or killed and placed there to look like one of those scenarios? And is the python found?
rebeccasreadingrambles's review
5.0
A rude, melodramatic women is found dead in the courtyard at the Pennyfoot Hotel. Was it an accident or murder? Cecily Sinclair cannot rest until she finds the truth and clears the name of her hotel. Though it may be dangerous she never gives us. In this first installment of the Pennyfoot Hotel series, we get to meet the great cast of characters that live and work in the seaside hotel. Gertie is one of my favorite characters with her loud mouth and strong personality. Baxter greatly annoyed me in this book with his views that women and delicate and should not be doing certain things. Cecily is a smart and wonderful character who is so lovable, stubborn, and strong at the same time. I also really enjoyed the added mystery of "Who is in room 3?" This is a great cozy mystery with many twists and "red-herrings" along the way. I cannot wait to continue with the series. My favorite parts of this novel werethe setting of the Pennyfoot Hotel and the time period with great changes occurring; women's suffrage, telephones, etc.
vesper1931's review
3.0
In 1906, at the Pennyfoot Hotel Lady Eleanor Danbury falls from its roof. As the police would not be arriving for some hours Celia Sinclair, owner, believes she must determine, to save the hotel's reputation, whether it was an accident or not.
A lighthearted and engaging mystery.
A lighthearted and engaging mystery.
murderbydeath's review
2.0
This was not a bad story at all, but I gave it 2 stars/it was ok because it took me forever to get through it. I just could not get into the story at all, and found myself repeatedly reading a page or two, then putting it down and walking away.
The plot is clever, with the author doing a very good job leading the reader astray with clues, suspects and a runaway snake. I suppose I just didn't find I could relate to any of the characters, and for that reason, it just didn't hold my attention.
The plot is clever, with the author doing a very good job leading the reader astray with clues, suspects and a runaway snake. I suppose I just didn't find I could relate to any of the characters, and for that reason, it just didn't hold my attention.
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