Kitty

She always ties everything up so neatly.

Abandoned. Could not stomach the subject. Too pc.

Great storytelling, but his books always leave me feeling somewhat besmirched. Such love of capitalism and monarchy etc.

Abandoned. Love some of his books, this one too contrived.

A heart warming feel good book. Eell written, interesting, witty.

Started out great. Then lost pace. Too many characters, each with their own chapters. In the end I forgot to read on.

Too far fetched.

Light and short and fun.

Uncomplicated fun.

Well written, but the plot seems a little contrived.

A sweet feel good book.

Neat. Well tied up. Meets expectations.

Started out very interesting. And very well written. The perspective of the young, new house boy was fresh and endearing. And then it turned into a never ending saga of war and moving and interfamilial squabbles. Without much depth. So for a book that started so well it disappointed me a lot. I stopped reading towards the later half because I got bored.

So, this was a weird, addictive series. A celebration of decent conservatism and of noble capitalim, which in real life do not exist. Everyone in this family saga is either extremely talented and clever, or extremely bad. Money is no problem. We are talking upper upper class, here.

The last book is just the closing of the curtain. But the earlier ones are full of intrigue and suspense. They read like a rollercoaster, so Archer certainly know how to time his plots.

It was a very pleasant yet never deep story, placed in politics and board rooms, and it gives you a glimpse of how some British conservatives must see their group.

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A typical DL, but not the best.

Thankfully a little les gruesome, although this time the serial killer's motive is far fetched and no psychiatrist would come up with it.

The love affair between Luc and Eva that we are promised all the time in the subtext is still not happening. A bit of an awkward tease.

Loved it, but too thrilling.

Almost too thrilling and the weirdo criminal is scarily weird, so I could not read this book late at night. But otherwise it has all that I like: interesting characters interacting in many ways, a good plot, great storytelling.

Witty.

Started out great, really promising. Then lost pace after the road trip started well and good. Could not be bothered reading on after the first 200 pages or so. Damn.

Mwah. More of a gimmick than a good story.

Great read, almost too exciting for my taste. She must have gotten awards for it, it is beautifully constructed with a surprising outcome. Nice cast of characters. Karen Pirie only has a tiny role in this first book and, having read several of the other Karen Piries, this one is totally different and way more ambitious.

Good plot. Nicely rounded characters, especially the protagonist. Nothing overly gruesome etc, just a good read.

Cozy, nice story, people centered.