4.5*
Lavender House was an entertaining whodonit! I really enjoyed this book, particularly the setting and the time period. There was a great cast of characters, and it really did remind me of the movie Knives Out, which I thought was great.
Andy was a very likeable character, very endearing. He had me worried there at the beginning, but I think, after this case, he's got a second chance at a wonderful life.
This wasn't a fast-paced story, it was more of a slow burn, and not in the romantic sense, and I think it worked well. There were a lot of characters in play, which could have been overwhelming to keep track of, but we got a good feel for them through Andy's eyes, as he spent time with them, interviewing and getting to know them. I kind of had an idea of who the murderer was, but as the story progressed I was second guessing myself- it could have been any number of the habitants of Lavender House! And even though it ended up being that person, I was surprised with the way things played out.
Books like Lavender House make me realize I need to, on occasion, step away from the romance genre and mix up my reading a bit more!
Lavender House was an entertaining whodonit! I really enjoyed this book, particularly the setting and the time period. There was a great cast of characters, and it really did remind me of the movie Knives Out, which I thought was great.
Andy was a very likeable character, very endearing. He had me worried there at the beginning, but I think, after this case, he's got a second chance at a wonderful life.
This wasn't a fast-paced story, it was more of a slow burn, and not in the romantic sense, and I think it worked well. There were a lot of characters in play, which could have been overwhelming to keep track of, but we got a good feel for them through Andy's eyes, as he spent time with them, interviewing and getting to know them. I kind of had an idea of who the murderer was, but as the story progressed I was second guessing myself- it could have been any number of the habitants of Lavender House! And even though it ended up being that person, I was surprised with the way things played out.
Books like Lavender House make me realize I need to, on occasion, step away from the romance genre and mix up my reading a bit more!