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A review by whitreadslit
A Cold Highland Wind by Tasha Alexander
4.0
*I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Thank you so much to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for this ARC!*
I have been a fan of the Lady Emily Mysteries series for years. I am always excited to see where the next one will take place. When I saw that the newest installment would be set in Scotland, I was thrilled! Scotland is one of my favorite places, and I knew this would be a fantastic story!
One of the things I have always loved about Tasha Alexander’s writing is how accurate her research is. I know for a fact that she does through research, as I have read a book of hers while in the city it was set in (her mystery that was set in Venice, Italy was the boon I read while on my honeymoon in that same city), and I could recognize landmarks she described in the novel. So, I have always known that her books are remarkably accurate. I have also travelled to Scotland, and this book captured that beautiful and rainy country perfectly!
I really enjoyed the mystery in this story. I really did not have any inkling of who the killer might be until the moment it wad revealed to me. I love when that happens! The array of suspects, which was basically the entire village of Cairnfarn, were delightful to follow along with. I loved seeing Lady Emily, Colin and Jeremy interacting with all of them. I also loved that we got a lot more time with the boys in this book! Henry, Richard and Tom are so much fun, and I hope we continue getting to see more of them in the next installments of this series.
The historical parts of this book were interesting as well. I enjoyed learning more about Tansy as the book went on, and I liked seeing it all play out from her perspective. The witch trials were an interesting turn of events. I have always known about the witch trials in America, but I didn’t know it was also prevalent in Scotland around the same time. I always learn such cool things from this series!
Overall, this was a fun mystery with a great twist and a good historical storyline to go along with it.
My Rating:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
I gave A Cold Highland Wind 4.5 Stars!
I have been a fan of the Lady Emily Mysteries series for years. I am always excited to see where the next one will take place. When I saw that the newest installment would be set in Scotland, I was thrilled! Scotland is one of my favorite places, and I knew this would be a fantastic story!
One of the things I have always loved about Tasha Alexander’s writing is how accurate her research is. I know for a fact that she does through research, as I have read a book of hers while in the city it was set in (her mystery that was set in Venice, Italy was the boon I read while on my honeymoon in that same city), and I could recognize landmarks she described in the novel. So, I have always known that her books are remarkably accurate. I have also travelled to Scotland, and this book captured that beautiful and rainy country perfectly!
I really enjoyed the mystery in this story. I really did not have any inkling of who the killer might be until the moment it wad revealed to me. I love when that happens! The array of suspects, which was basically the entire village of Cairnfarn, were delightful to follow along with. I loved seeing Lady Emily, Colin and Jeremy interacting with all of them. I also loved that we got a lot more time with the boys in this book! Henry, Richard and Tom are so much fun, and I hope we continue getting to see more of them in the next installments of this series.
The historical parts of this book were interesting as well. I enjoyed learning more about Tansy as the book went on, and I liked seeing it all play out from her perspective. The witch trials were an interesting turn of events. I have always known about the witch trials in America, but I didn’t know it was also prevalent in Scotland around the same time. I always learn such cool things from this series!
Overall, this was a fun mystery with a great twist and a good historical storyline to go along with it.
My Rating:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
I gave A Cold Highland Wind 4.5 Stars!