First Early Reviewer Books

In March, I won an Early Reviewer copy of the book Deadly Charm by Claudia Mair Burney, from LibraryThing. I finally received the copy this past week, and will try to get started reading it soon. It's a mystery, which is what I've been into reading lately. However, it also seems to be quite religious, which I am not so into. But we shall see.

I also won an ER copy from the April batch. It's an ebook called Dirty Little Angels by Chris Tusa. It looks like an interesting read, and it's a type of story that I don't usually read. So I can't wait to get started on this one too.

Along with those, I was also chosen to receive a book from Member Giveaways. I am very grateful. It is a recipe book, and I can't wait to browse through them and maybe try a few out!

I've also got a review that I need to write, for Hanging by a Thread, which I read right after Her Royal Spyness. So yeah, it's been a while in coming. But I'll get to it soon.

MYSTERY: Her Royal Spyness

Title: Her Royal Spyness
Subtitle: solves her first case
Author: Rhys Bowen
Genre: "Cozy" Mystery
# of Pages: 324

Summary: It's the 1930's, and Lady Georgiana is 34th in line for the British throne. Although just a minor a royal, she's still expected to act like royalty and be proper, even if she doesn't exactly have the financial means to do so. Her brother has cut her off financially, and so she's run away to London. Though when she gets there, she realizes that maybe she hasn't thoroughly thought out this running away thing. And then a dead body shows up in her bathtub...

Review: The story begins with a lot of back story, introducing characters and creating the setting. This is the first cozy mystery I've read, so I don't really have anything to judge it against. I thought it was well written and an entertaining read. I didn't fully figure out "whodunnit" until near the end, though I did figure it out before Lady Georgiana. But the story line was interesting, and I love that British monarchy is involved. I'm very interested in history, especially of monarchies. And the fact that a little bit was worked in is awesome. It was a nice, easy read to relieve my brain after studying for finals. :)

Rating: ★★★★