Comments on: Review: Cut to the Quick, Kate Ross

By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 02:19:18 +0000

In reply to whimsyful. I was SO UPSET by that plot point in Whom the Gods Love! Because I had actually really rooted for that particular character, up until that point.

By: aartichapati

aartichapati — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 18:26:36 +0000

I read this series back in high school, I think. I have the fourth one still to read but haven’t bothered to do so yet. I remember thinking the series would be far more interesting if it was told from the POV of Kestrel’s valet rather than Kestrel himself…

By: samantha1020

samantha1020 — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 14:08:51 +0000

All you had to say for me to want to read it is locked door mystery. Ha! Seriously, I’ve already added it to my TBR list. I love the cover to this one as well. Great review 🙂

By: Ela

Ela — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 10:27:39 +0000

I agree with whimsyful about the last two being much better than the first two, though there are some great bits in ‘A Broken Vessel’, because Sally is just fantastic. I’ve previously reviewed ‘Whom The Gods Love’ on my blog, so you might like to read that and see if it appeals.

‘The Devil in Music’ is definitely her best (quite Italy! Music! Spying!), and if Ross had lived longer I’m sure she’d have written other great stuff.

By: litlove

litlove — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 22:01:36 +0000

I’ve never heard of this author, although I am very familiar with a mood of mine in which mysteries of a cozy sort are all that will do. So maybe I’ll check the author out. But dear lord, that is one hideous cover.

By: Athira

Athira — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 15:13:44 +0000

I haven’t read a mystery in a decade, I think. I don’t seem to pick them up anymore. I am however reading a thriller/mystery right now, but some day I want to read a good old mystery book.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 04:34:07 +0000

I really love Kate Ross because: 1) I like books set in England during the Regency Era, 2) I like mysteries and 3) I think hers are the best that combine those two things but I’d be super excited if someone disagreed and had another series to recommend. I like but didn’t love book two. I felt books three and four were the strongest. I was very sad on many levels to hear that Kate Ross had died at a young age.

By: Jess - A Book Hoarder

Jess - A Book Hoarder — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:36:38 +0000

I had a period in high school when I was all about mysteries but I’ve pulled back since then. The lovers crying “darling” amuses me.

By: whimsyful

whimsyful — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 18:13:55 +0000

The first two in the series are decent but unmemorable mysteries. The third and fourth (Whom The God’s Love and The Devil in Music) are much stronger. I really loved The Devil in Music (Italy! Music!), and got really angry at one particular trigger-y plot point in Whom The Gods Love. None of the mysteries themselves are particularly revolutionary (I giggled at the prevalence of one particular plot device), but they’re pretty well written and well, I have a huge soft spot for the last book.

By: jenclair

jenclair — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 14:04:46 +0000

I loved these mysteries, but it has been a long time since I’ve read them. I remember being so disappointed when I realized Ross had died.

I think I read The Devil in Music first. I had a definite positive vibe for Julian Kestrel, so I read the other three books in whatever order I found them in the library. 🙂