Silent Night A Lady Julia Grey Mystery Book 6 edition by Deanna Raybourn Literature Fiction eBooks
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'Tis the season for an investigation in this Victorian mystery fan-favorite Lady Julia Grey Christmas novellaAfter a year of marriage—and numerous adventures—Lady Julia and Brisbane hope for a quiet, intimate Christmas together—until they find themselves at her father's ancestral estate, Bellmont Abbey, with her eccentric family and a menagerie of animals.
Nevertheless, Julia looks forward to a lively family gathering—but amongst the celebrations, a mystery stirs. There are missing jewels, new faces at the Abbey, and a prowling ghost that brings back unwelcome memories from a previous holiday—one that turned deadly. Is a new culprit recreating crimes of the past? And will Brisbane let Julia investigate—?
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Silent Night A Lady Julia Grey Mystery Book 6 edition by Deanna Raybourn Literature Fiction eBooks
First Sentence: I tore open the letter and scanned it quickly before brandishing it at my husband.Lady Julia and her husband, Brisbane, hoped for a quiet Christmas. However, spending the holidays at her father’s estate with her eccentric family, a myriad of pets and, possibly, a ghost end that thought very quickly.
The full-length books in this series are quite enjoyable, although I’ll admit the first three are the best. This, however, just didn’t hold up to par.
Yes, the characters are fun. Julia is delightful and matched by her sister, Portia and Portia’s odorous Pug. And then there’s Brisbane; that man all women would desire.
The dialogue is charming…”Don’t be cryptic, Plus. You haven’t the cheekbones for it.” There is a story about Shakespeare that will make fans of the Bard gasp in horror.
However, the story tried to be too much and none of it worked well. The mystery was treated almost as an aside. The relationship between Julia and Banbridge lacked any depth and became somewhat twee. And, most annoying, several references were made to previous cases which were rather offputting, even if one has read other books in the series.
“Silent Night” was an acceptable bit of fluff but there are much better Christmas novellas available.
SILENT NIGHT: A LADY JULIA CHRISTMAS NOVELLA (Hist Mys-Lady Julia – London, 1889) – Okay
Raybourn, Deanna – Christmas Short Story
MIRA – November, 2012 (Amazon Digital Services)
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Silent Night A Lady Julia Grey Mystery Book 6 edition by Deanna Raybourn Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Let me start off by saying that, being in the mood to read a Christmas themed story, I came across 'Silent Night' by happenstance, having previously been familiar with neither the series nor the author. When I realized it was an "in-between" filler type novella for an already established set of novels, I became more than a little disappointed, however, that sentiment did not last very long. All the elements came together so artfully, I forgot this was meant to be a short novella, and for an entirely too brief time, had the pleasure of meeting Lady Julia and her rather eccentric family.
This was not a traditional mystery, though that was easily overlooked since my preference is for strongly character driven books in lieu of other aspects, anyhow. On that note, I sheepishly admit that I often give a pass to historical fiction with leading female characters for two reasons - first, the women tend to be an unrealistic walking anachronism who generally become obnoxious and annoying in the author's attempt to make them "strong". It often seems contrived and has become extremely off putting to read about a 18th-19th century woman acting like she stepped out of a 21st century gutter. Lady Julia was refreshingly intelligent, her own woman if you will, without being exaggeratedly brash. Secondly, in such novels, the male characterizations inevitably suffer in a perhaps unconscious attempt to make the female leads look better.
This author focused on giving us very human, realistic, vivid, intelligent, quirky characters all around, so that everyone came off as strong on the page. With her somewhat humourous writing style and ability to make the reader experience what her characters are feeling, it was the icing on an already sweet cake. I also appreciated that scene with Lady Julia and Rose making the potpourri while the latter told the story of how she came to be a reformed prostitute. It resonated so strongly of hope, that scene alone put me in a Christmas mood.
Every so often I will come across a historical so authentic, it pulls the reader into the past. This was one such rare gem, managing to draw me in like few else have, and for all purposes it was the late nineteenth century if only in my mind. This is the mark of an exceptionally gifted writer, and for that alone, it was worth the read. Without a doubt, this is one I will come back to when I need an escape, or when I could do with a reminder as to what the true meaning of keeping Christmas in your heart is really about. In short, (possibly too late for that, though) I've a strong feeling I will be reading the entirety of this series very soon. I did not get my fill of Lady Julia and Brisbane.
The March Family gets together for Christmas. Daddy March is all down and out. He has a hermit? of all things who he argues with continually. I confess this is a new one for me. In one of the previous books, it mentions the hermit that he had contracted with, but I still don't get it.
Nevertheless, I read these books to get snatches of our lovely Lady Julia and our handsome Nicholas. There's a bit of burglary going on and you'll never guess who it is. In the process, Lady Julia manages to help a couple of servants toward their HEA and we get the recipe to some Christmas potpourri and wassail - but then, I don't plan to make any up in the near future, sooo, that's pretty much a story filler.
Probably the best thing in the booklet is when Earl March gets "undepressed" when Fleur shows up. Nah, the family doesn't like her and to be truthful, it's always a bit buggy to me that she and Brisbane were once lovers about a hundred years ago. But, it doesn't bother Julia so why should it bother anyone else? Daddy March brightens up considerably.
Not really much to say about these 50 plus page booklets. I can't believe I pay $1.99 to get a few sentences about Julia's and Nicholas' lovemaking generalities and their overall love story. It's absolutely tripping the light fantastic.
First Sentence I tore open the letter and scanned it quickly before brandishing it at my husband.
Lady Julia and her husband, Brisbane, hoped for a quiet Christmas. However, spending the holidays at her father’s estate with her eccentric family, a myriad of pets and, possibly, a ghost end that thought very quickly.
The full-length books in this series are quite enjoyable, although I’ll admit the first three are the best. This, however, just didn’t hold up to par.
Yes, the characters are fun. Julia is delightful and matched by her sister, Portia and Portia’s odorous Pug. And then there’s Brisbane; that man all women would desire.
The dialogue is charming…”Don’t be cryptic, Plus. You haven’t the cheekbones for it.” There is a story about Shakespeare that will make fans of the Bard gasp in horror.
However, the story tried to be too much and none of it worked well. The mystery was treated almost as an aside. The relationship between Julia and Banbridge lacked any depth and became somewhat twee. And, most annoying, several references were made to previous cases which were rather offputting, even if one has read other books in the series.
“Silent Night” was an acceptable bit of fluff but there are much better Christmas novellas available.
SILENT NIGHT A LADY JULIA CHRISTMAS NOVELLA (Hist Mys-Lady Julia – London, 1889) – Okay
Raybourn, Deanna – Christmas Short Story
MIRA – November, 2012 ( Digital Services)
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