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Harriet and Peter! And Bunter!
I really enjoyed this book! I think this is my favorite of the ones Walsh has written. Surprising since about a third of it was written in storyteller flashback dialog -- stuff like:
"'Do you like the emerald?' I asked," said Peter.
Somehow this didn't bug me and I didn't find it very difficult to read. Shock! Also, I was surprised how much I enjoyed it even though it's older Peter and Harriet and set in the 1950s instead of my preferred 20s-30s reading kink.
However, I thought the plot was cohesive, and she's gotten better at inserting Sayers-like dialog. Things like Harriet approaching the case from a novelist standpoint (and hanging some lanterns on bits of cliched plot), as well as increased quotes and references by Peter and Harriet.
I was spoiled about Peter becoming a duke (and Harriet a duchess), but I wound up liking that turn of events. Not because I thought it was so awesome that they were now way up there in the ranks of nobility, but because of something Harriet said at the end. Before they lived a very carefree life, but now they had obligations and responsibilities. In Harriet's mind, it was a greater purpose. It wasn't a "people must smooch my butt now" but "the things I do will matter."
I'm hoping Walsh will write another book. While I think that Harriet will adapt fairly well, it would be interesting to see how Peter does. I want to see him getting up to shenanigans in the House of Lords. :D
Other things to note: Peter and Bunter still have the most epic bromance ever. XD Several times I started singing Guy Love. And it cracks me up that their sons are BFFs - otherwise known as Peter and Bunter v.2.
It was also nice to see the Dowager alive and kicking. Bless. :)
"'Do you like the emerald?' I asked," said Peter.
Somehow this didn't bug me and I didn't find it very difficult to read. Shock! Also, I was surprised how much I enjoyed it even though it's older Peter and Harriet and set in the 1950s instead of my preferred 20s-30s reading kink.
However, I thought the plot was cohesive, and she's gotten better at inserting Sayers-like dialog. Things like Harriet approaching the case from a novelist standpoint (and hanging some lanterns on bits of cliched plot), as well as increased quotes and references by Peter and Harriet.
I was spoiled about Peter becoming a duke (and Harriet a duchess), but I wound up liking that turn of events. Not because I thought it was so awesome that they were now way up there in the ranks of nobility, but because of something Harriet said at the end. Before they lived a very carefree life, but now they had obligations and responsibilities. In Harriet's mind, it was a greater purpose. It wasn't a "people must smooch my butt now" but "the things I do will matter."
I'm hoping Walsh will write another book. While I think that Harriet will adapt fairly well, it would be interesting to see how Peter does. I want to see him getting up to shenanigans in the House of Lords. :D
Other things to note: Peter and Bunter still have the most epic bromance ever. XD Several times I started singing Guy Love. And it cracks me up that their sons are BFFs - otherwise known as Peter and Bunter v.2.
It was also nice to see the Dowager alive and kicking. Bless. :)