I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!
#ABookADay2023
This is the second book in the series and I‘m really enjoying it so far. Set in India in 1950, it follows the first female police officer in the newly independent country.
pickA soft pick. I greatly enjoyed the window into a very specific time & place - Mumbai/Bombay around 1950 when India was still newly independent - & the treasure hunt aspects were also fun. But altogether it sometimes felt a little flat; it‘s hard to put my finger on exactly why. Still, if you enjoy historical mysteries, this is an intriguing world to explore.
so-soPersis Wadia, India‘s 1st female detective, has to juggle the disappearance of a priceless manuscript, a potential romantic entanglement with a coworker, the reappearance of an ex, and Nazis.
A slow start, things didn‘t really kick off until the Nazis showed up, but amazing scene setting. Post WWII Bombay breathed on the page. Side characters were well fleshed out. But the ending felt abrupt and unsatisfactory. Lots of real info used! 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
July‘s #BingoBoard all revved up and ready to go!
#BookSpin 20 - Dying Day by Vaseem Khan
#DoubleSpin 1 - A Master of Djinn by P Djeli Clark (also my #LMPBC book!)
Dying Day | 
