Though the plot was a little Scooby Doo-ish, I have to admit that it's my favorite Aunt Dimity book so far.

This was my least favorite of the Aunt Dimity series. Sometimes, Lori gets on my ever-loving nerves with her wishy-washy attitude toward her marriage, and this was the worse example. Still, it had a surprising ending, and I'll read more of the series.

A fun, cozy little mystery series that I always enjoy reading. Is it perfect? No. Lots of suspense? No. It's cozy; just like it's meant to be. It you enjoyed the others in the series -- and don't expect a lot -- I think you'll enjoy this one as well.

But Lori's "roving eye", as Aunt Dimity calls it, is really beginning to bug me. It's one thing to appreciate a good-looking member of the opposite sex, but she always seems to take it to a whole new level. She may not cross the line, but she sure stretches it a lot.

My blog post about this book is at this link.

As awesome as all Nancy Athertons books are.

Aunt Dimity books are like comfort food. You always feel a bit better after you've read them and they restore little bits of your faith in humanity somehow. This one got a bit dark though. I don't read a lot of horror, so it might just be me, but reading this before bed definitely caused some interesting dreams for a few nights. Atherton does suspense and just the right amount of creepy very well. Lori is called upon by her old boss to go catalogue a library in a Gothic castle in Northumberland. She suspects he may have had ulterior motives, however, when she meets the owners of the castle-Nicole and Jared Hollander. Nicole is terrified of her new home and keeps hearing things when she is alone. Lori suspects foul play but starts to fall under a spell of her own with a local-Adam-who helped save her life when her car crashed during a storm. As Lori leans more and more on Adam, Dimity must save the day with her characteristic good advice and warnings. A historic love story emerges and Lori is determined to discover Wyrdhurst's secrets before someone gets hurt! I really liked this one (just not before bed!). :) Can't wait for the next Dimity story.

Whhhhhyyyyyy do I read these. Ugh. I am so done.

Lori is supposedly soooooo in love with her husband yet she fantasizes about every relatively attractive and eligible man she meets. Crawls into bed with him...really? Why did I read this.

Adam seems to accept weird things too readily. Other characters were flat. I can't stand Lori. I don't even like me right now. Stay away from these books!!! Learn from me!!!!