A review by gabberjaws
A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Dianne Freeman

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

This could have very easily been a 3 / 3.5 star rating, but alas, the MC didn't actually solve this mystery using the power of deduction. She solved one, I'll give her that, but the mastermind behind the CENTRAL MYSTERY OF THE BOOK just walks up to the heroine and ... monologues. Confesses to the whole thing, for no goddamned reason. They weren't even a suspect lmao.

I'll probably still read the rest of the series (It's an easy read and I enjoy my cozy mysteries, sue me) but if you want to read a cozy mystery series that follows a widow in Regency England that does the mystery better, then please consider reading Katharine Schellman's Lily Adler Mystery.