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“There are many skills I hoped to master in my professional career. Scrubbing chamber pots was not one of them, and yet here we are.”

The Posioners Ring by Kelley Armstrong

February 12, 2025 by dreadpiratekel Leave a Comment

This is the second book in the A Rip Through Time series, so the review ahead contains some minor spoilers for book one.   Having established how Mallory ended up in Victorian Scotland in the first book, and starting a crime-solving career in that era, this book is about her settling into her new life and dealing with yet more murder.  The story is a self-contained mystery that manages to resolve itself while filling in some characters’ backstories and introducing some new characters. Also, the slow-burn […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: historical Victorian mystery, Kelley Armstrong, The Posioners Ring, time travel

dreadpiratekel's CBR17 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: historical Victorian mystery, Kelley Armstrong, The Posioners Ring, time travel ·
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If you insist on me not dying horribly, I suppose I have to indulge you.

The Magpie Lord by K.J. Charles

A Case of Possession by K.J. Charles

Flight of Magpies by K.J. Charles

August 22, 2023 by carmelpie 2 Comments

You’re a fool, and I’m another. Between us, we barely make a village idiot. ― K.J. Charles, A Case of Possession I see. Things must be bad if you’re voluntarily telling me the truth. ― K.J. Charles, Flight of Magpies “Are you in this conversation, or just skulking?” “Mostly skulking.” Stephen had a particular knack for making himself unobtrusive. He was mildly impressed that he’d been noticed. “But I have a licence to skulk.” ― K.J. Charles, Flight of Magpies CBR15Bingo: Queer Lives square and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: 19th century england, aristocracy, cbr15bingo, gay romance, historical Victorian mystery, K.J. Charles, magicians, queer romance, sexual repression

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:35 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: 19th century england, aristocracy, cbr15bingo, gay romance, historical Victorian mystery, K.J. Charles, magicians, queer romance, sexual repression ·
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Shining Bright

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

February 6, 2021 by Zirza Leave a Comment

Sometime during the 1860s, young Rachel Verinder turns eighteen and for her birthday, receives a large diamond named The Moonstone. It is priceless and the guests at her birthday party revel in its opulence before retiring for the night. As they wake up the next morning, the Moonstone has vanished. Did one of the guests take it? One of the staff members? Why does Rachel refuse to cooperate in the investigation? Why is housemaid Rosanna Spearman suddenly so secretive? And what do the three Indian […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: historical Victorian mystery, The Moonstone, Wilkie Collins

Zirza's CBR13 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: historical Victorian mystery, The Moonstone, Wilkie Collins ·
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Have you read the one about the lepidopterist and the taxidermist?

September 27, 2017 by Mikki Blu 5 Comments

This is the first book in the new series by Ms Raybourn, introducing intrepid adventuress and lepidopterist Veronica Speedwell.  As per the book blurb: London, 1887. After burying her spinster aunt, orphaned Veronica Speedwell is free to resume her world travels in pursuit of scientific inquiry—and the occasional romantic dalliance. As familiar with hunting butterflies as with fending off admirers, Veronica intends to embark upon the journey of a lifetime. Veronica Speedwell is one of those heroines who seems to be ahead of her time […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery Tagged With: cbr9, Deanna Raybourn, historical Victorian mystery, Veronica Speedwell #1

Mikki Blu's CBR9 Review No:75 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: cbr9, Deanna Raybourn, historical Victorian mystery, Veronica Speedwell #1 ·
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Victorian era sensational mystery

September 21, 2017 by Mikki Blu Leave a Comment

I need to preface this review by saying this was my first foray into an audible book.  Audible was offering a free trial month with two books, so I decided to give it a shot and picked out this book along with the next one in the series.  I wasn’t sure how I’d like the experience, as I don’t have a long commute and I mostly prefer to read actual books as opposed to Kindle – but it was quite entertaining and it didn’t take […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: Audible book, cbr9, historical Victorian mystery, K.J. Charles, LGTBQ, m/m romance, Sins of the City #1

Mikki Blu's CBR9 Review No:74 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance · Tags: Audible book, cbr9, historical Victorian mystery, K.J. Charles, LGTBQ, m/m romance, Sins of the City #1 ·
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