her royal spyness – Cannonball Read 17

Luckily the puns stop at the title

Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen

October 11, 2020 by Ellesfena 2 Comments

CBR12 Bingo: Gateway I love cozy mysteries, but what I’ve been realizing is that I often love the idea a lot more than the execution. It seems like so many cozies are full of characters I don’t really like, or they’re kind of dull, or they’re just badly written. I’m so happy to have discovered the Her Royal Spyness series, where I love the characters, the plots are interesting, and they’re also funny and engaging. Naughty in Nice is actually the 5th book in the […]

Lighthearted version of Rebecca

The Last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen

September 24, 2020 by pixifer 3 Comments

The Royal Spyness series stars Lady Georgina Rannoch, twentysomething cousin to King George V. Set in the early 1930s, the books begin with Georgie trying to make her way in life without any family support or marrying a dreaded princeling. While her royal connections prevent her from being able to find a job, it doesn’t stop her from stumbling over a lot of dead bodies and solving their murders. It’s a cute, fun series that doesn’t take itself too seriously. The Last Mrs. Summers is […]

Delightful

Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen

September 7, 2020 by Ellesfena Leave a Comment

CBR12 Bingo: Violet This book was an absolute delight. Lady Georgiana Rannoch, 34th in line to the throne, has just moved to London from her family’s estate to escape being betrothed to some homely European prince. She’s flat broke and has absolutely no useful skills. She spends her time learning to cook, clean, care for herself, and find ways to earn money when one day she walks into her bathroom to find that someone has drowned a Frenchman in her bathtub. She and her brother […]

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