Brad W. (bewilbered) reviewed The Dark Heart of Florence: A Lady Emily Mystery (Lady Emily Mysteries) on + 36 more book reviews
I've reviewed other entries in this series and complained that I haven't REALLY enjoyed one since way back at Book 7, Death in the Floating City. I just don't like Alexander's recent trend of ricocheting back and forth between Hargreaves and Co. in 1903 to some new character based in antiquity. I would love to see her stay in 1903 and write an entire novel with just the regular cast, including some who have been sidelined of late. That said, this new book might be my favorite since Floating City. The 15th-century story line had lots of genuine emotion and suspense and strong scaffolding of historical research, and the "present-day" story line felt active and urgent, too. (All the sly stuff about the conjugal heat between Colin and Emily gets OLD for me after a while.)
