I love this series. The main character is funny and smart. Reading this I got a great feeling for time period and the fashions. Lovely read!

** spoiler alert ** The year is 1932, and Georgie lives in a drafty Scottish castle with her brother's family. As soon as she turns twenty-one, she is cut off from her allowance and forced to marry a ghastly prince that she does not like. To support herself and living a freedom-filled life, she flees her ancestral home to London and takes up nontraditional jobs. The queen hampers her fresh start, asking Georgie to spy on Prince William and Wallis Simpson. To make matters worse, a dead body appears in Georgie's bathtub. Not just any dead body, but the body of someone who wanted to take her family's estate. Georgie must investigate and find the killer to clear her family's name. I had a hard time getting through this book. Despite the author's intention to create some background for Georgie, it took over 100 pages to begin the mystery. My perception of Georgie is that she's a Mary Sue. In order not to be recognized by others, Georgie delegated too many investigative tasks to friends and relatives. It is not interesting to hear her friends and family update her on their findings. It was more important to me that Georgie was out there investigating than she was! Currently, she is not an active amateur detective. Despite its mystery, I found it too predictable. The clues felt glaringly obvious, and I guessed the killer right away. I would recommend skipping this book if you're looking for a mystery.

It was an easy read and very interesting.

What a fun read! I started the book yesterday and couldn't put it down until I finished, it was exactly the kind of reading I needed:) I loved the characters, the 1930s setting, the humour... everything! Now can't wait to read "A Royal Pain."

** spoiler alert ** I started this book because I needed something to read on the train that I already had on my iBooks app because the current book I was reading was too delicate to spend its days jostling around in my purse. I am so glad I chose this one. This book (and presumably the rest of the series as well) makes me certain that I was part of the British peerage in a past life. Not that that is the main part of the story, but it is delightfully charming. I love how modern the story feels, not at all stuffy. I thoroughly enjoyed Georgie's character and am certain we would be friends. Even with the small scare about Belinda's credibility, I really liked her too. I am glad that Darcy turned out to be decent - I suspected so (he seemed too obvious to be the villain) and look forward to reading more about his and Georgie's relationship in the future. Despite his high faults, I did like Binky as well. While some of the twists I didn't call (especially about Sir Hubert's will), it was rather predictable. I guessed the murderer well in advance of the reveal and even his little secret he shared with Whiffy. Nonetheless, I raced right through this book and look forward to reading the rest of the series.