Review: The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts

The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts by Robert Thorogood
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Two Marlow celebrities are found dead, and The Marlow Murder Club plans to find the killer.  Although they have a knack for solving these unusual cases, this time they have a few more stumbling blocks.  Their friend, DI Malik, has been suspended from the police force, and Judith’s illegitimate stepdaughter has come and is accusing her of her husband’s murder years ago.  Will they be able to solve these crimes with additional difficulties?  Can they help Judith with her own problem?

The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts is the fifth book in The Marlow Murder Club series.  This book begins the day after the ending of the last book, so readers who are reading them in close succession will enjoy the quick turnaround.  I read the fourth book nine months ago, yet I had absolutely no issue remembering what had happened and who everyone was.  This was a fun read, and I hope there are more in our near future.

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Review: Deathless

Deathless by Julie Kagawa
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Sparrow is still coming to terms with her status as a Fateless when she is tasked with killing the Deathless King.  Not only is he immortal, but his magic is also siphoning the life force of the world around him to keep him that way.  This group has been told that many years ago, the Deathless attacked the sanctuary of Fate and broke the goddess’s loom.  A piece of this loom has been protected in a dangerous area known as the World Scar.  If they can reach this piece, it would give one of them the power to stop the Deathless King.  Will they all make it there?  What will this piece do to the mortal who dares touch it?

Deathless is the second book in the Fateless series.  Since the world-building took place in the first book, this story jumps quickly into the new events, and readers must catch up as nuggets are mentioned to spur on memories.  Kagawa takes these unlikely heroes on an unusual quest, but readers are left feeling unsatisfied as the story is nowhere near a conclusion.  Hopefully, the next book doesn’t take too long to be released.

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