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Sometimes reading these short stories helps me choose a new author to explore. Sadly, not this time.

GoodReads you have failed me again. I have read this installment before, it was so foggy in my brain that I was unsure enough of who was the murderer that I read it again anyway. Sigh

Enlightening. I am grateful that my trauma has not left me in the same experience. I respect and admire her.

The deep dark secrets in the lives of the characters make this very interesting and the ending is unexpected. I want another one!!!

I am not much of a romantic and struggle with much of Rebecca’s actions. She is portrayed as often impulsive and sometimes even just stupid. I just wanted it to end. No more!!!

Interesting initial effort by the veteran author and his wife. It seemed a bit slow at first, however, I like the strength of Sarah and she may be the reason I read another in this series.

A very quick read. I am not as familiar with this era and feel a bit lost. This is based more on the religious dilemmas in England during 1382s. Not something I am that aware of, need to be more versed on the Avignon influence of the time.

Excellent. Although sometimes Ian does some foolish things, he has a good heart and is able to figure things out. I wish characters would stop wool gathering (walking without paying attention to their surroundings) when it is known that a murder is watching them. Seriously!

Started slow. Not my favorite one, the woman need to be included more.

Sarah is mostly intelligent in her actions. Except when she goes to confront a man that may be the killer. I suppose it was due to her brain injury. However it was uncharacteristic of her and gave me pause. Overall a good story and I enjoyed it

Awesome strong female lead character. I will be looking for the next one!!!!

This is a good mindless romp. Not historically accurate and I ended up speeding up the audiobook. Kept thinking, get to the point, as endearing as Mrs Jeffries and the characters are. I will not choose the audio version. Can’t skip the long drawn out unneeded destails.

Not a fan of the weak female even one that is smart scientifically. Not reading the next one. On to a new series.

Light hearted. Good for a short read. Not sure I will continue this series.

Decent first start. Basic character development, a sad statement on the treatment of women. And of classism. The bitter reality of servants in the Victorian era

I read the author’s other series and thought I could hAndle this book. It is very different. It is dark and riveting. I wonder how much of the lives of those living in India really mirror Ahi’s life. Is there no safe place? Are women second case or worse? Non entities? A very difficult yet riveting read.

Fascinating with chemistry and reality in regency England. Enjoyed this book

Great book. Frustrating and yet inspiring

Better than the first book. Too many words.

I had to skip part of this book. Could not handle the deliberate poisoning of a dog. It was unnecessary and I could not stomach it. There was also the leap that Harriet made to figure out what happened with Hugh’s Father was too unbelievable. I was not comfortable with the graphic violence. Not ready to read this series. Maybe later

As a pet lover, this book was hard to read. I knew coyotes ate cats and dogs but the reality seems harsh. Overall I liked the characters and the plot, yet still struggled with the reality of Antwan’s life.

Not my usual favorite but an intelligent character development and good storyline.

Excellent, I enjoyed this book immensely. Highly recommend it. I had little understanding of caste before. This book educated me. I will practice what I learned