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Totally addicted, even though the mysteries are kinda obvious the characterisation, the pacing, the historical details all *chefs kiss*

Ofc i learned about this book series from a trusted blog, GR could never recommend anything so perfect for me - a gritty murder mystery set in a remote monastery in Tudor England , the investigator being one of Cromwell’s commissioners sent to dissolve it while also going through his own crisis of faith. And there are SEVEN of them , happy day

Oh my heart 😢

Catelyn, the bad vibes you’re feeling at your brother’s wedding, trust that instinct girl

Again, so long winded and repetitive, the jarring POV switching, the cliches, the lack of joy and complete misery on all fronts for every character and all the rapes and things l disliked from the first 2,,,,

But, balanced out with breathtaking tension, dread, incredible plot turns , characterisation and WTF moments 🤷‍♀️

Some tough / gruesome moments for a fun thriller

This is wild, so funny and easy to read. Love the way our amoral hero is describing the nightmare of finding a preschool placement with more anguish than cutting up and disposing of a body lol

Another wild read, a series of interlinking fairytale-style stories told as a historical thriller/romance.

Another kind of cosy murder mystery, similar to Thursday Murder Club (written by UK tv personality, published around the same time) but with younger protagonists, very easy to read

Ayayay where are all these strands headed?

Halfway and trying to savour it, not ready to be done with Lyra and Pan and their world/s 😢

Ohhhh this is silly, fun , light as air and a great palate cleanser

Starting this epic again many years after reading the og ff , but turned straight to the end to check the final sentence was the same 😭 absolute cinema 🙌

Fourth attempt, lfg. Can I make a guess <spoiler> FMC Phoebe has dreamed the whole thing and that’s why her character doesn’t develop and she and bride Lila are so inconsistent and her interactions with groom Gary so forced?</spoiler>

there’s a book 5!?!

Ouch my heart, so slow and heavy and beautiful

It's long, complicated and has an overwhelming amount of characters but I'm determined to make it to the end of one of these 'book within a book' mysteries after DNFing the last couple.

Epistolary mystery unfolding through realistic group chats, emails and assignments. At first I had traumatic flashbacks to my art course and projects. But just passed halfway and now my head is reeling , this is bananas crazy/good.