Lady Julia Grey is a heroine whom I absolutely adore. As you may remember, I spent a whole lot of time gushing over Silent In The Grave, the first in the series. Silent In The Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn is equally as wonderful!
Silent In The Sanctuary opens with a dinner party at the March residence. At this dinner party we meet Julia’s poor cousins, as well as Brisbane’s fiancé. I know, I know, Brisbane having a fiance knocked me out too! For serious, I had to read and re-read that part, before my mind could process WTF was going on. Also, I was angry over it. I mean, come on, he’s supposed to get with Julia NOT some society lady. For real, Brisbane needs an equal, not a simpering twit.
Outside the cozy dinner, the weather is raging, a blizzard appears out of nowhere and everyone is snowed in! Of course, one of the guests gets MURDERED. It is up to Lady Julia Grey and Brisbane to join forces and discover who the murderer is.
I’m not gonna lie, I love the banter between the two. It’s like they just have this sizzling chemistry that manifests itself in these subtle little jabs. I love it. I know it’s slightly unhealthy, but I love reading about love/hate relationships. And, okay, I know a lot of people look for historical accuracy in their historical fiction, but what I look for is a fabulous plot with great characters, accuracy be damned. Silent In The Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn is obviously, one of those books. Hello, it is published by a Harlequin Imprint. So you need to enter this expecting to have the pants entertained right off you. For serious.
I’ve read other reviews comparing Silent In The Sanctuary to Clue: The Movie, which I can definitely see. I mean, there are similarities, the house guests are trapped and have to figure out the murderer. Although, unlike Clue, there is no Tim Curry butler, nor an eccentric millionaire out for revenge.
As per usual, I am not very awesome at gushing, I mean, how many different ways can you say, bro, read Silent In The Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn, it’s mad good?
Other Reviews of Silent In The Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn:
S. Krishna
Angieville
The Book Smugglers
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Haha, I know what you mean about love/hate relationships. They are somehow really appealing to read about even if you wouldn’t want that kind of relationship in real life (and usually there is lots of witty banter exchanged lol).
I missed your review of the first book, but I clicked over now and wow – I’m DYING to get my hands on this series!
Awesome! *happy* I bet you can’t wait for SILENT ON THE MOOR