Royal Blood (Royal Spyness #4)

STORY (mystery) – I usually find humorous mysteries stupid and totally lacking any entertainment value, but I love this series and this book. The main character, Georgiana, who is a distant relative of the English Queen, travels to a castle in Transylvania to be a bridesmaid for a dear friend. She takes with her Queenie, her bumbling Cockney maid. When she arrives at the castle, she finds that her promiscuous best friend, Belinda, has finagled her way onto the guest list, as has Georgiana\’s mysterious romantic interest, Darcy O\’Mara. Things become creepy as the characters get near the castle. They hear wolves howl, and peasant villagers stare at their coach and cross themselves. Upon arrival at the castle, they meet Count Dragomere, a mysterious Romanian servant. Georgie thinks she sees someone wearing a black cape climbing up the castle wall late at night, and she is later visited by a dark stranger standing over her bed. She doesn\’t believe in vampires, but the hints are hard to ignore. Then there\’s a murder and a suspicious death. I won\’t give anything away, but Georgie and company set out to solve the mystery, and there\’s lots of royal fun along the way. PERFORMANCE – Katherine Kellgren must be heard to be believed. She\’s my favorite female narrator, hands down. She gives the pompous royal characters a humorous twist and performs great foreign accents. The voice of promiscuous Belinda is a hoot, as well as her portrayal of the Cockney maid Queenie. Listen! OVERALL – This is Book 4 of the series and the mystery in each book stands alone, though there is character development that runs throughout the series. It is light and humorous, even though there\’s a murder and some mild promiscuity. I would recommend this book for girls/women high school age and above. You\’ll thoroughly enjoy it!

Some reviews haven\’t raved this one because of the mention of vampires. It didn\’t bother me and the introduction of Queenie more than made up for many of the less likeable parts of the story. So far probably the most humorous of the series.

I love this series and this book is very good but I took one star off because there is some very cliche vampire stuff. Not a huge part of the book but enough to be just a little distracting. In general though, I love Lady Georgie. There is just enough scene setting to establish a very charming version of Europe in the late 30\’s and each character is distinct and interesting. The mysteries aren\’t all that challenging or complicated but I don\’t mind.

This was lots of fun as well as a good puzzle. I am just disappointed that there seem to be only four Royal Blood stories. Since I use audio books as a sleep aid, this book and the rest in the series are perfect for my purposes. They are not so grizzly as to keep me awake, but still keep my interest so that I can hardly wait to get back to listening.

This is one of the series I thoroughly enjoy and is a new staple for me. Always delivers humorous fun. Very good reader, stories are fluffy but you know that before you buy the book. Entertainment value is solid.

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