This was rough to read. I was excited to read it but then I struggled. This character was so whiney it became annoying at times. He just went on and on and on. I feel it just went on for so long. I did a lot of skimming for a large portion of the book. I will say I enjoyed the ending, it was good, but my goodness it took a looooong time to get to that point - which it did not need to. One review said read the last 40 pages as it’s all you need to know, that’s true. I also had a friend reading (audio book) this at the same time (random) and she felt the same way! We enjoyed our misery together :) If you read it, enjoy and maybe you will have a different perspective.

While I liked the first book in this duology more, A Curse Carved in Bone kept me captivated the whole time and had a twist I did not expect coming at all.

This had me going back and forth trying to guess what the ending was going to be the entire time! It kept me hooked!

I was eager to read this book, as the author is a former colleague of mine. I greatly enjoyed reading her memoir. By moments I felt very moved, and by moments I laughed out loud, two responses I greatly appreciate a book evoking. I also deeply appreciated Felicia's celebration of cultural and linguistic diversity. Last but not least, I found the parallels between her work with Deaf and hard of hearing students, and hearing students learning English as a second language, fascinating, and would love to delve further into this topic!

I adored this book! The protagonist's "voice" comes through so strongly and distinctively in the first-person narration, and I love the contemporary take on the more traditional epistolary genre. The story is well paced and makes for quite a page-turner. I appreciate the inclusion of supportive educators. The subject matter also remains extremely timely and pertinent in the context of current sociopolitical events. I highly recommend it - and would love to know whether Rachel Maddow herself has read it!

The story kept me engaged and kept me guessing. I’d recommend this book for someone who enjoys psychological thrillers.

If I could rate this book zero stars I would. It has the stereotypical romance plot and I didn’t like either Rue or Eli. There were past characters from her other books mentioned in this but I would rather read one of those than this one. This is my second book of hers and it wasn’t for me.

A murder mystery from the murderers’ point of view! Bought this as a beach book but was pleasantly surprised. Very creative and enticing storyline that kept me interested as someone who’s not much of a bookworm.

Frog and toad are super silly friends that try to be good friends

what a sweet and dramatic finish to this sweet and dramatic romance between a lord-turned-PI and a soldier-turned-bookseller. In this final episode, Will helps Kim confront his family trauma when Kim’s elder brother is accused, quite logically, of murder. Kim has no love for the brother who spent their childhood torturing him physically and psychologically, nor for the father who permitted it all to happen. But the thing is, if Will and Kim are to have their future together, it would certainly not be aided by Kim’s role as the heir to a Marquis. So, Kim is prepared to sacrifice whatever it takes to keep the crumbling estate away from them both. That is, until Will gets framed for another murder.