Amazing book, truly thought provoking

4.5/5 Loved it!

Someone smarter than me may have seen the twist coming, but I didn't.

Fantastic book! The best I've read all year. Reid does such a good job making you care about the characters.

Good book.

I really liked fierceteeth’s perspective but I wish it was longer

This book is a little like Lake Wobegon in some parts and quite dark in other parts.

I don't give away spoilers in my reviews. I've read one of Ms. Cambridge's other books in her other series, The Phyllida Bright mystery series and very much enjoyed it. Although this is the 3rd book in her An American in Paris Mystery and I took all three out from my local library, I started with this one first. I love a ballgown and fashion and knew I'd love this book. I knew of the inclusion of Julia Child as a character and it was so much fun to imagine her cooking and being friends with Tabitha. I watched Julia Child when I was younger and loved to think of her cooking and trying to teach Tabitha how to make crepes, etc. Tabitha lives in Paris with her Grand-pere and his partner, her Oncle Rafe. The "attic" setting where she lives in their home sounds like the perfect little room in Paris. Especially with that private bath. Although I haven't read the other two books yet, it did come out in this book that Tabitha has discovered other bodies - numerous other bodies. She's helped the local inspector with solving the crimes before and helps him solve these. I really enjoyed his constant smirks and sighs at her insistence in helping him. All of the fashions, the mannequins, the Dior history of Chrisitan and his sister, were all written so well. I learned a lot of about Paris history and fashion. I'm eager to start the first book, Mastering the Art of French Murder, next. (from my Goodreads review)

This is the kind of book that's best as an audio, because the narrator (author J. P. Romney) is funny and entertaining. Even as an English major (and former teacher), it turned out that I apparently knew next to nothing about the history of books, because this book was enormously educational. Highly recommended!

This is a book series about aliens that come from the planet Lorien. When the Loriens were really young, Lorien was attacked by Mogadorians, another alien race. The elders of Lorien placed a charm on the Loriens so they could only be killed in a certain order and the charm would only break when they came together. After placing the charm, the elders sent the young Loriens to Earth to wait until Lorien was ready for them to return. However, Mogadorians came to Earth to kill the Loriens. Now, they need to survive. This is a science fiction/dystopian series and I would recommend it to anyone.