Synopsis

With the dream of Avalon in ruins, Tamsin and her friends are all that stands in the way of Lord Death’s plans to unleash the horrors of Anwnn on the world of the living. As the Wild Hunt carves a bloody path across continents, Tamsin is mustering allies, tracking down powerful artifacts, and traversing into new otherlands in search of a way to stop him.

Legend tells of a “Mirror of Beasts,” powerful enough to trap even Lord Death in its accursed glass, but the mirror is not all that it seems. Tamsin must confront her own darkest secrets if she hopes to tap the mirror’s strength to defeat her enemies.

Arthurian legend bleeds into contemporary action, and scars of the past are torn open anew by a starcrossed love that refuses to go quietly. This riveting conclusion to the Silver in the Bone duology will hold you in its thrall until the very last page.

Review

This book was received from the Author, and Publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

This is a non spoiler review, because you as reader need to read this book. Also, I feel sometimes I have in the past gave away to much of the plot line. This has diminished the pleasure for would be readers.

The Mirror of Beasts by Alexandra Bracken, picks up right after the devastating events of Silver on the Bone. Avalon lays in ruins, The Lord of Death is set upon complete destruction of the world of the living. Tamsin Lark and her friends Caitriona, Neve, and Olwen are still reeling from their cataclysm betrayal. This found family will need all the help they can get if they want to stop The Lord of Death.

Innovative world building and spectacular character development, make this fantasy duology outstanding. Tamsin and Emrys’s enemies to lovers was everything I hoped it would be. There was some unforeseen twist that added so much to the storyline, and kept me entertained from start to finish. The action and adventure had me immersed along with nods to Arthurian legend this fantasy duo was thrilling.

If you are on the fence about this duology? Don’t be! The second book was even better than the first !

Author

Alexandra Bracken was born in Phoenix, Arizona. The daughter of a Star Wars collector, she grew up going to an endless string of Star Wars conventions and toy fairs, which helped spark her imagination and a deep love of reading. After graduating high school, she attended The College of William & Mary in Virginia, where she double majored in English and History. She sold her first book, Brightly Woven, as a senior in college, and later moved to New York City to work in children’s book publishing, first as an editorial assistant, then in marketing. After six years, she took the plunge and decided to write full time.

Alex is a #1 New York Times bestselling and USA TODAY bestselling author. Her work is available across the world in over 15 languages.

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Art Lover’s Guide to Paris and Murder

An Art Lover’s Guide to Paris and Murder: A Countess of Harleigh Mystery By Dianne Freeman

SYNOPSIS

Filled with Victorian-era intrigue for readers of Rhys Bowen, Deanna Raybourn, Tasha Alexander, and Julia Seales, Dianne Freeman’s Agatha Award-winning series takes a delightful jaunt to the City of Light as Frances Wynn, the American-born Countess of Harleigh, encounters a murder scene at the Paris Exposition.

Frances and her husband, George, have two points of interest in Paris. One is an impromptu holiday to visit the Paris Exposition. The other is personal. George’s Aunt Julia has requested her nephew’s help in looking into the suspicious death of renowned artist Paul Ducasse. Though Julia is not entirely forthcoming about her reasons, she is clearly a woman mourning a lost love.

At the exposition, swarming with tourists, tragedy casts a pall on the festivities. A footbridge collapses. Julia is among the casualties. However, she was not just another fateful victim. Julia was stabbed to death amid the chaos. With an official investigation at a standstill, George and Frances realize that to solve the case they must dig into Julia’s life—as well as Paul’s—and question everything and everyone in Julia’s coterie of artists and secrets.

They have no shortage of suspects. There is Paul’s inscrutable widow, Gabrielle. Paul’s art dealer and manager, Lucien. Julia’s friend Martine, a sculptress with a jealous streak. And art jurist, Monsieur Beaufoy. The investigation takes a turn when it’s revealed that George has inherited control of Julia’s estate—and another of her secrets. While George investigates, Frances safeguards their new legacy, and is drawn further into danger by a killer determined to keep the past buried.

AUTHOR BIO

Dianne Freeman is the acclaimed author of the Agatha and Lefty Award winning Countess of Harleigh Mysteries, a two-time finalist for the Macavity’s Sue Feder Memorial Award, and a finalist for the Mary Higgins Clark Award. She spent thirty years working in corporate accounting and finance and now writes full-time. Born and raised in Michigan, she and her husband now split their time between Michigan and Arizona. Visit her at DiFreeman.com.

REVIEW

An Art Lover’s Guide to Paris and Murder: A Countess of Harleigh Mystery By Dianne Freeman

Historical mystery fans will rejoice in this seventh installment in the Countess of Harleigh cozy mystery series.

Frances convinces her newlywed husband George are off to the Paris exposition, and to investigate a suspicious death for George’s aunt Julia. It would seem that Aunt Julia has been living a bohemian lifestyle. Once in Paris There Frances and George are tasked with solving Julia’s the death of her former lover and fellow artist, Paul Ducasse. When things take on a drastic turn for the worse George and Frances will have to keep their wits about them to solve this string of murders.

A fun fast paced mystery with some great suspects, along with some delightful banter.