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A review by drops_everything_and_reads
A Lark's Flight by Lynn Messina
4.0
I continue to enjoy Lynn Messina's books and look forward to each new release.
I love how intertwined the Verity Lark series is with the Beatrice Hyde-Clare series, which could prove challenging for new readers.
Messina continues to ride heavily detailed mysteries, which I really like. I definitely find I have to pay close attention so I don't miss the clues and the red herrings. It can be a blink-and-miss-it situation if your mind drifts or eyes get pulled from the page.
I like the ongoing character development of Verity and her friends, as well as the mind knots she tangles herself up in over Hardwicke (really looking forward to how this relationship progresses!).
Beatrice and Damien, the Duchess and Duke of Kesgrave, are frequently mentioned and featured in this book as Verity's life becomes more intwined with theirs, though they don't fully realize it. With their frequent presence in the book, it is becoming more critical that readers also read the Beatrice Hyde-Clare series (which I also love), otherwise many references would not make sense. Accordingly, I would be hesitant to recommend this book as a standalone, but would recommend at least reading the first Verity Lark book and the most recent two Beatrice books, at the very least, in order to get a fuller understanding of the world Messina has created.
All in all, a fun mystery and I will be back to read more!!
Thanks to NetGalley and the author for an eARC of the book. The review is entirely my own opinion.
I love how intertwined the Verity Lark series is with the Beatrice Hyde-Clare series, which could prove challenging for new readers.
Messina continues to ride heavily detailed mysteries, which I really like. I definitely find I have to pay close attention so I don't miss the clues and the red herrings. It can be a blink-and-miss-it situation if your mind drifts or eyes get pulled from the page.
I like the ongoing character development of Verity and her friends, as well as the mind knots she tangles herself up in over Hardwicke (really looking forward to how this relationship progresses!).
Beatrice and Damien, the Duchess and Duke of Kesgrave, are frequently mentioned and featured in this book as Verity's life becomes more intwined with theirs, though they don't fully realize it. With their frequent presence in the book, it is becoming more critical that readers also read the Beatrice Hyde-Clare series (which I also love), otherwise many references would not make sense. Accordingly, I would be hesitant to recommend this book as a standalone, but would recommend at least reading the first Verity Lark book and the most recent two Beatrice books, at the very least, in order to get a fuller understanding of the world Messina has created.
All in all, a fun mystery and I will be back to read more!!
Thanks to NetGalley and the author for an eARC of the book. The review is entirely my own opinion.