Suzi

Re-read: Still love love love this instalment in the series, I could just read it over again straight away.

It's safe to say I get the hype. I LOVED this book! I sped through it but felt like I absorbed so much. I adore all of the new characters and cannot wait to follow them further in this world.

This one seems to be a bit divisive but I liked it! Fast paced, twists on twists, a good reveal - can't really go wrong with it.

Strong start but lost a bit of interest around the 60% and never really got it back. Not one I will be continuing.

DNF @ 46%

The first section following Ajay was great, but it's gone downhill since then and going off other reviews it sounds like it doesn't get any better. It was feeling like a slog so time to move onto something else.

I really like the Aarok Falk books for the slow building and uncovering of the mystery. There's few big shocking moments, everything takes it's time and the layers are peeled back to the conclusion. It's a shame this is the last one as I've really enjoyed the series.

Came for a cute romance, stayed for the wholesome Clyde content. 💚

Not quite as good as book 1 and definitely had a bit of middle book syndrome, but some great twists and shocking parts. The ending is super intriguing to setup the final book too

As with Strange Houses, I love how inventive these books are. The way of breaking down each story and mystery, the inclusion of the floor plans and pictures, then finding out how they all fit together at the end.

For this one however I do think the end was a bit far fetched and some of the conclusions were a a stretch based on what was in the files.

This has been a series of highs and low, with this instalment being a definite high for me.

Obviously we know Kateryn Parr survived Henry, but it was still so tense being in her head for the years she was with him, not knowing if he would turn on her without notice and she would end up like the other wives.

Brilliantly written as alway, but some of the descriptions of Henry at the end of his reign - overweight, greedy, unwell and moody with his leg wound - were so visceral I gagged.

I really enjoyed learning more about Parr, as I feel like the preceding wives get a bit more spotlight due to their dramatic exits. Parr loved to read and learn and she was the first woman to publish in English under her own name! What a fascinating woman.

PRK could write about a blade of grass in a field and I would eat it up.

I hadn't heard anything about this case (unlike Say Nothing and Empire of Pain where I was aware of both subjects to an extent), but it was just as interesting and compelling as something I was already invested in. His writing has such a narrative flow whilst also being pertinent and compassionate to the subject.

This was a great follow up to the first book in the series - such a twisty plot with a satisfying ending. The setting of Cumbia and a little of Newcastle was fantastic and liked the little Northern-isms throughout the story. I love the growing friendship between Poe and Bradshaw and need more of this in future books. Onto the next!