Status Updates From Secrets of the Soho Club

There's Something About Mary By Ebony Oaten. This one was ridiculously silly. The heroine is basically the walking definition of pants-feeling and it's one hundred percent lust at first sight. Added onto it is a controlling mother trying to get her to marry the mother's lover so they can kill the heroine and her cousin for their money. Super super silly. 2 stars

Mine on Thursday, Fiona M Marsden. I enjoyed the positive representation of Bastion and his lover, and the sympathetic Marie. Angie and Jasper were a little flat in comparision. 3 stars

The Making of a Mistress by Linda Rae Sande. The characters are pretty well written, but there's an abruptness to some of the scenes I found jarring. Still, it was very enjoyable. 4 stars

The Case of the Black Diamond by Clyve Rose. For all that this story was preceed by a notice 'this is not a cliffhanger' we never do get the answer to who dunnit, which was very unsatisfying. Also, the hero and heroine get poisoned and then immediately hook up, which was very out of left field and also very unsound medical practices. 2 stars