Thursday, October 10, 2019

The Hummingbird Dagger by Cindy Anstey - ADVISABLE

The Hummingbird Dagger by Cindy Anstey, 336 pages. Swoon Reads (MacMillan), 2019. $18


Language: G (0 'F'); Content: G; Violence: PG13 (kidnapping, knife violence)

BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

After a carriage incident right outside his manor, Lord James Ellerby takes in an injured young woman who awakens with no memory of who she is or how she came to be there. The only clues to her identity or the horrific nightmares she wakes from nearly every night. The entire Ellerby family befriends Beth--as she calls herself--and begins to try and unravel the mystery of who she is. Dangerous forces are definitely at work, and the race is on to solve the mystery before somebody else gets hurt.

This is the second Anstey novel I've read and this one was far superior to the last. I really enjoyed the story (and the romance!) that unfolded in this period romantic mystery. There are great twists and turns, interesting characters, and the book is 100% clean for language and sexual content. I think this will be a big hit for mystery or romance fans.

Reviewer: TC 

No comments: