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under_the_silk_treeMy eighteenth book for ljbookbingo is The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown by Vaseem Khan for #16 A Book featuring a POC Character, card found here:
For centuries the Koh-i-Noor diamond has set man against man and king against king. Now part of the British Crown Jewels, the priceless gem is a prize that many have killed to possess. So when the Crown Jewels go on display in Mumbai, security is everyone's principal concern. And yet, on the very day Inspector Chopra visits the exhibition, the diamond is stolen from under his nose. The heist was daring and seemingly impossible. The hunt is on for the culprits. But it soon becomes clear that only one man - and his elephant - can possibly crack this case... ~Goodreads Book description
I greatly enjoyed this the second book in the Baby Ganesh Agency series. Inspector Ashwin Chopra (Ret.) continues to be a delightful protagonist as he is embroiled in another mystery this time involving the crown jewels. Not only is he trying to solve the theft at the behest of a fellow police officer who is being accused he is also trying to help his wife with her restaurant and help a small boy who is in trouble. Once again Chopra has his plate full and has to juggle all of it all the while trying to take it easy because of his heart condition. These books are set in Mumbai which is almost a whole another character in the story with the way the author writes about the city. I think this is great series and I can't wait to read the next one.
My nineteenth book forljbookbingo is Rend by Roan Parrish for #25 A Book with a One Word Title, card found here:
ljbookbingo is The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown by Vaseem Khan for #16 A Book featuring a POC Character, card found here:
For centuries the Koh-i-Noor diamond has set man against man and king against king. Now part of the British Crown Jewels, the priceless gem is a prize that many have killed to possess. So when the Crown Jewels go on display in Mumbai, security is everyone's principal concern. And yet, on the very day Inspector Chopra visits the exhibition, the diamond is stolen from under his nose. The heist was daring and seemingly impossible. The hunt is on for the culprits. But it soon becomes clear that only one man - and his elephant - can possibly crack this case... ~Goodreads Book description
I greatly enjoyed this the second book in the Baby Ganesh Agency series. Inspector Ashwin Chopra (Ret.) continues to be a delightful protagonist as he is embroiled in another mystery this time involving the crown jewels. Not only is he trying to solve the theft at the behest of a fellow police officer who is being accused he is also trying to help his wife with her restaurant and help a small boy who is in trouble. Once again Chopra has his plate full and has to juggle all of it all the while trying to take it easy because of his heart condition. These books are set in Mumbai which is almost a whole another character in the story with the way the author writes about the city. I think this is great series and I can't wait to read the next one.
My nineteenth book for
ljbookbingo is Rend by Roan Parrish for #25 A Book with a One Word Title, card found here:
Roan Parrish is such a good author this is the third book I've read of hers and it did not disappoint. I loved both Matty and Rhys and their relationship with each other. We first met Matt and Rhys in the first book of the series, Riven, and they were already married. With Rend the author switches between the present and the past to explain how they met and got together. I thought that worked so you could see how their relationship ended up the way it did.
Matty who is such a sweetheart grew up in foster care and now works to help other foster kids transition after they age out of the foster system. He loves Rhys so much but he also has a lot of abandonment and trust issues. He thinks if he just doesn't talk, or think about his past it can no longer hurt him or effect his relationship with his husband. Rhys who loves Matt with all of his heart is trying by sheer force of will to fix everybody around him, that includes friends, family, and Matt and their relationship. He thinks that if he just loves them enough and is generous beyond belief he can fix them and they will be happy. So early on you can see the cracks in their relationship and how eventually it has to implode. And it does, spectacularly so in fact. But then one of Parrish's specialties kicks, in that they are so good at writing the comfort or the reconciliation after the hurt. You get to read about how Rhys and Matt go on as two people who love each other and are willing to work through all their crap in order to be together. They ending is hard fought but so satisfying because of it. I will definitely be reading the next book in the series.
