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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2346 KP) rated Murder at Keyhaven Castle in Books

Sep 16, 2022 (Updated Sep 16, 2022)  
Murder at Keyhaven Castle
Murder at Keyhaven Castle
Clara McKenna | 2022 | Mystery
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
You Are Invited to a … Murder
The wedding of American heiress Stella Kendrick to Viscount “Lyndy” Lyndhurst is just days away, and they can’t wait. A murder in a nearby town doesn’t seem like it could interfere, until they learn the man was ranting about killing someone before he died and he had a copy of the newspaper’s announcement of their wedding in his pocket. When another murder happens during an outing to the ruins of Keyhaven Castle, it threatens their wedding. Are the two deaths related? Will Stella and Lyndy be able to get married?

This is another case where you could jump in here, but the events and the characters’ reactions to them will make more sense if you’ve read the first two books in the series. The story walks a fine balance between taking the events of the story seriously and being too dark, and I appreciated how that was handled. I did figure out a few things early on, but there was so much happening, it didn’t really ruin the story for me. Part of that is because of the strong romance in the series – I think I was rooting for Stella and Lyndy to get married as much as they were. Obviously, I love them, and they continue to lead a great cast of characters. Again, the world of 1905 was brought to life wonderfully. If you are a fan of this series, you’ll definitely enjoy this book. If you are new, I suggest you meet Stella and Lyndy soon.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2346 KP) rated Royal Blood in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
Royal Blood
Royal Blood
Rhys Bowen | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Lady Georgiana is invited to a castle in Transylvania to be a royal representative at a wedding. But once she gets there, she sees stuff that seems to involve vampires. And that's before someone drops dead. What's really happening? Plenty of fun as always, although the book does have a bit of a slow start.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/06/book-review-royal-blood-by-rhys-bowen.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Sarah Betts (103 KP) rated A Deadly Feast in Books

Dec 30, 2019  
A Deadly Feast
A Deadly Feast
Lucy Burdette | 2019 | Mystery, Thriller
8
6.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
I received a copy of A Deadly Feast from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Hayley is excited about her upcoming wedding when a woman tragically dies on a food tour. She also has to worry about her broken down future houseboat and her future husband's career.

It's a lot. But thankfully, not too much. Hayley wants to clear the name of a chef and goes about doing so.

I really, really liked Miss Gloria
  
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Miles Teller recommended Wedding Crashers (2005) in Movies (curated)

 
Wedding Crashers (2005)
Wedding Crashers (2005)
2005 | Comedy, Romance
7.6 (15 Ratings)
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"Wedding Crashers I just think is absolutely hilarious. Old School was like the funniest movie I’d seen in a long time, before this. Vince and Owen, at that point in their careers, there was nothing better. I just thought that movie was so, so funny. And Christopher Walken, and Rachel McAdams, and Bradley Cooper — that was like the first time people really saw him. It had so many lines in it. Vince Vaughn was on fire back then."

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John Irving recommended Fifth Business in Books (curated)

 
Fifth Business
Fifth Business
Robertson Davies | 2001 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry
(0 Ratings)
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"In the Robertson Davies novel Fifth Business, that first-chapter snowball gave me the idea for the baseball in A Prayer for Owen Meany, whose initials (O.M.) are modeled on the Grass hero of The Tin Drum (Oskar Matzerath). When I was married in Toronto, Davies read from the Bible at the wedding. "There is something of Byron about John Irving," Davies once wrote about me. Yes, I suppose so, and something of Dickens about Robertson Davies."

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