Above the Bay of Angels: A Novel | 
#FabulousFebruary #Readathon #checkin
Listening to audiobook daily -TGT; on ch 16.
Up to date with TFO but tempted to keep on reading
Behind on goal for WRBG.
3chapters to catch up on in MP
Starting ATBOA tonight.
I feel good about my participation in this Readathon- has kept me focused. It is challenging to read these days during the week when I am working.
pickFinished the last book of the current #LMPBC round and my first cozy. It was an easy read, predictable (in a good way), and very enjoyable. I loved guessing (accurately) what would happen next. If this is what cozies are like, I will read more. Only one thing that I didn‘t like-The title really had no connection with the story. 3/5 🍄s
pick3.5 ⭐️ I didn‘t realize this was a cozy mystery until quite a bit into it lol. It is a fast read. The writing is smooth, enjoyable and I was actually surprised how quickly it read it.
A young girl from an aristocratic background falls on hard times and by pure chance (and some lying) becomes a cook for the queen of England. There‘s lots of cooking, mentions of class (superiors / inferiors lol) and of course a mystery. #LMPBC #GROUPJ #ROUND10
pickYay! I finished it! This is my selection for #LMPBC Round 10 Group J - historical fiction. It‘s also my #DoubleSpin for November! I chose this book because I really like Rhys Bowen and my son is a chef, and it‘s about Queen Victoria‘s kitchen. Would the relationship between the Queen and the MC, Bella/Helen really be possible? Hmmm... #feastmode #NovelNovember and #24B4Monday What an end to November! And I have 1 more to add!
pickThis just worked for me👩🍳I loved the time (Victorian London) and the setting ( Palace of Queen Victoria & French Rivera ) and the narration was impeccable 🎧🇬🇧Bella, once a young aristocrat finds her fortunes reversed and is placed into servitude. She comes by a position in the Queen‘s Kitchen by trickery. The attention to detail was wonderful & I enjoyed reading all the delicious food dishes described. Good fun, perhaps far-fetched
#SappyCindyStrikesAgain 😜 I‘m really enjoying this audiobook 🎧❤️A young girl finds employment as Queen Victoria‘s pastry chef. The food descriptions are fabulous and the side romance is delightful. #popsummer20 #BodyofWater
pickGreat story,good mystery! Bella is in England on a busy street when she sees a girl that is hit by a car.The dying girl has a letter in her hand.In the letter is a great reference for a job to cook for the Queen of England.Bella lives to cook!
Latest mystery read. Although to be fair I‘m more than half way and there‘s no mystery yet...
so-soBella, from a good family fallen on bad times, is sent into service. She finds her vocation working as a cook in Queen Victoria‘s kitchens - unfortunately under an assumed identity.
I enjoyed the story of a young woman making her way in a man‘s world, & the food focus was fascinating - so much research has gone into it - I want to try chard pie! Unusually for me, I also enjoyed the romance angle & would have liked to have seen that build more👇
I‘ve been in the mood for a lighter mystery & really enjoyed the first of RB‘s Molly Murphy mysteries, so when #Netgalley emailed about a ‘Read Now‘ ARC, I couldn‘t resist.
Isabella was born into a good family, but with her father‘s drinking & the death of her mother, she‘s forced into service. And winds up as an underchef in Queen Victoria‘s kitchens. The set-up requires suspending disbelief, but now she‘s in post, I think I‘ll enjoy this!
so-soRhys Bowen‘s new book drops February 2020 and, if you‘re a fan of Queen Victoria and all things Victorian, you may enjoy this novel about a young gentlewoman, Isabella, who falls on hard times and discovers she loves to cook. Assuming a false identity, Bella ends up cooking for the royal household and travels to Nice. Not as funny as the “Her Royal Spyness” series and lacking the depth of “In Fairleigh Field,” it‘s still a fun light read. #arc
