Week 13 Review: The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh

From Goodreads:

The third book in the Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney Mystery series, which finds the amateur sleuths facing their most daunting challenge preventing the murder of the imperious Lady Catherine de Bourgh.

Someone is trying to kill Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Esteemed aunt of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, generous patroness of Mr. William Collins, a woman of rank who rules over the estate of Rosings Park with an unimpeachable sense of propriety—who would dare? Lady Catherine summons her grand-nephew, Mr. Jonathan Darcy, and his investigative companion, Miss Juliet Tilney, to find out.

After a year apart, Jonathan and Juliet are thrilled to be reunited, even if the circumstances—finding whoever has thus far sabotaged Lady Catherine's carriage, shot at her, and nearly pushed her down the stairs—are less than ideal. Also less than their respective fathers, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy and Mr. Henry Tilney, have accompanied the young detectives to Rosings, and the two men do not interact with the same felicity enjoyed by their children.

With attempts against Lady Catherine escalating, and no one among the list of prime suspects seemingly capable of committing all of the attacks, the pressure on Jonathan and Juliet mounts—even as more gentle feelings between the two of them begin to bloom. The race is now on to provoke two one from the attempted murderer before it is too late—and one, perhaps, of love.

My Review:
I loved reading this book! I love this series, and this latest case of various "accidents" happened to Lady Catherine de Bourgh, well, of course the investigative duo had to come and look into it. I loved seeing them brought back together and dealing with a case where there isn't-yet-someone dead. It was so great!

This case was really interesting to read. Because Lady Catherine is not the most likeable, but she has a lot of power and control over basically everyone around her, and she's not afraid to wield that power. Her station might be superior, but as a human being? Not so much. So there were plenty of people who had cause to want to do her harm. 

One thing that was really interesting, was that both fathers don't really approve of their relationship, for various reasons. Which is almost a death knell of a relationship between two young people of the time. But I have faith that they'll find a way to overcome these obstacles! 

It was really fantastic to see all the plot threats come together, and find out what happened, both with the case who was actually doing it, and all the other threads. Some of it was bittersweet, but it was all really entertaining to read, and I really hope that we get more of this fantastic series! 

This was such a great read, and I can't wait for whatever comes next! 

Author: Claudia Gray  
Series: Mr. Darcy & Miss Tinley #3
Read: March 27th, 2024
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a 2024 Retelling Reading Challenge Book, Historical Fiction 2024 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Penguin Random House Canada
Expected Publication: June 18th 2024

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5/5 Stars