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Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil by Nancy Atherton

deidrelj's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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sleuthheroalien's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I love the Aunt Dimity series. All the books are cozy mysteries, but one thing I appreciate about these books is that the mysteries tend to be historical or archeological mysteries rather than murder mysteries. If you read this one you’ll find yourself in a gothic castle in northern England, where romance, ghosts, and WWI history collide, with a mystery about long lost love letters. 

tamaralgage1's review against another edition

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4.0

This is a fun book like the other in this series by Nancy Atherton. It's not a book that generates great emotions or thought provoking. There is a mystery which will be solved by the female lead.

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3.0

This is the third Aunt Dimity book I've read, and I'm discovering a pattern... a castle-ish house, a handsome and mysterious man who the (married) Lori finds mildly tempting (but she loves her husband so doesn't stray -- er, sort of), and of course ghosts and mystery. It's silly, silly fluff, but I keep returning when I'm "between reads." The books are clean, the settings lovely, and the mysteries just mysterious enough without gore. And it's at our small local library, so it's free.

crafalsk264's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

This is Book 6 of the Aunt Dimity series. Lori Sheppard is the American protagonist who inherits a fortune and a cozy Cotswold Cottage complete with Aunt Dimity’s ghost. 

In this book, Lori’s twins are 19 months old and Lori is feeling the stress of full-time motherhood. Her husband urges her to accept an offer from an old employer to assess a library of old books. When Lori sets off to Wyndhurst Hall, a severe storm forces her off the road. She is rescued by Adam Chase, a handsome young man seeking information about his family and who seems to know more than he says about the local Hall. The newlywed owners of Wyndhurst Hall, Nicole and Jarred Hollander, are committed to refurbishing the Hall including the library. Lori becomes enthralled by the Wyndhurst library. She also becomes fond of Nicole who Lori thinks is being dominated by her husband. Wyndhurst hides some secrets about its previous owners and when Lori finds a clue to a cache of letters between the beloved daughter and a brave young soldier in WWI, things get touchy. 

Once again, Lori becomes infatuated by a handsome man and skirts the edge of infidelity until Aunt Dimity steps in to point her to an interfering ghost. As they investigate the fate of the past lovers and their lost correspondence, more suspicious events occur resulting in a more immediate mystery. I have enjoyed each of the novels of this series. Although Lori tends to have an attraction come up in every book, I still like her. And even with the British literature tropes, they still entertain me for a while. Recommend to readers of cozy mysteries, paranormal events, ghosts, romance and British literature.

morgan_watches_birds's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 -- This was not as cozy as the other Dimity novels thus far. It was a bit more supernatural, which was ok, but I missed the small-village-and-cottage feel. The story improved as it went along, and I appreciated that the story had a happy ending.

backlistbch's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

quietjenn's review against another edition

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3.0

Another reliably entertaining entry in the series, if not super remarkable. I liked the setting, but continue to be slightly annoyed by Lori and how she makes googly eyes at every dude she meets and wish there had been a wee bit more Dimity.

whewtaewoon's review against another edition

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  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

This addition brings Lori to a castle to investigate a library for a young bride but she ends up biting off more than she anticipated when it turns out the castle is haunted. 

Can Lori save herself, her marriage and the day? 

Honestly, one of my favorite things about Lori is that she never meets a man without considering how incredibly bang-able he is. I enjoyed this installment of Aunt Dimity's Mystery in part because of the larger part that the supernatural took in the story than I have seen before. However, I would have enjoyed it far more if it didn't use a slur several times. 
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wordnerdy's review against another edition

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3.0

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The sixth Aunt Dimity book finds Lori in the north of England to evaluate an old library in a possibly haunted manor. But of course Lori isn’t afraid of ghosts! Or of looking for archival evidence to solve old mysteries! I did cringe every time the word “gypsy” was used but otherwise this was an entertaining outing in this series. B/B+.