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Bezig met laden... The Lady Jewel Divinerdoor Rosalie Oaks
   Fantasy of manners (52) Bezig met laden...
 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.  CatherineB61 | May 31, 2023 |    ) bjsikes | Jan 30, 2023 | The story has everything a girl likes. Jewels, handsome magical men, cool af female MCs, it had everything I could have wanted and more. Elinor and Miss Zooth were so likeable, I found myself rooting and suffering along them on every new chapter. (And even the annoying-ish brother is kinda cute lmao.) By the end of the book you'll want to be a musor too. Or have your own little vampiri friend. (  ) AngustiaCosmica | Jul 11, 2021 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)The Lady Diviner (1)
"Diamonds, Death, and Devonshire tea ... in a magical Regency England. Miss Elinor Avely's proper upbringing cannot prepare her for the tiny, spinster vampire who crashes into her sitting room and demands to be fed with a sheep. Elinor already has enough troubles without having to catch ruminants. First, her secret gift for divining jewels has landed her in scandal, exiling her from London society. Second, a nobleman of dubious repute wants her to find a cache of smuggled jewels, hidden somewhere along the Devon coastline. Last -- and worst -- she is invited to cream tea at the local manor. And while the autocratic and magnificent Earl of Beresford might be there (and perhaps the jewels themselves too), Beresford is the last person Elinor wants to meet over cream tea. When a dead body is discovered along the cliffs, of course, such delicate considerations become secondary. Fortunately, Elinor now has a small vampiric chaperone -- even if said spinster has a habit of appearing stark naked - and together they are ready to risk the hard questions. Where are the jewels hidden? Who killed the smuggler? And just when is the cream tea being served?"--Provided by publisher. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Miss Avely, who has the magical gift of sensing when precious stones are nearby (you know – a Jewel Diviner), has removed herself from London Society to a borrowed home in Devon, with her mother and her brother Peregrine. The jewel divining had gotten her into a bit of a sticky wicket, and leaving town was the family’s best option.
By page ten, Elinor has met her vampiri and the two are well on their way to forging a partnership of mutual aid and protection. The little bloodsucker, Miss Alfreda Zooth, is not the only magical creature in Devon, as it turns out. Intrigue, smuggling, magic, and scandal ensue (well, the scandal had already occurred), and as in every English Regency novel, sparks soon fly between Elinor and the dashing nobleman who was instrumental in her retreat from London.
Oaks has mastered the art of telling her spirited and unconventional tale in a most conventional Regency setting. I was sad that the book had to end – but the good news is that if you sign up for the author’s newsletter you get access to a free prequel novella that tells the story of the garden party that led to Elinor’s departure from London. Even more good news is tht Book 2 of the series, called The Moira Pearls, was released earlier this month (February 2021).
Five stars, defnitely.
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