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An amazing book that made me smile and move to tears. I loved how the story is told and the anedoctes about the different animals.
I read it as fast as I could and couldn't put it down.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

A witty, engrossing and entertaining novel, it kept me hooked till the end.
I liked the mix of fantasy and women's fiction, the fleshed out characters and the descriptions.
I look forward to reading other books by this author.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

I like Golden Age mystery and I like this novel that features a lot of Golden Age tropes.
It's entertaining and engrossing, sometimes creepy and most of the time highly enjoyable.
I loved the setting, the cast of characters and the plot that kept me guessing.
I look forward to reading other works by this author.
Recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

This book is amazing, full of emotions, it made me laugh and move to tears.
I loved how the author manages to handle topics like dementia and old age. There's a lot of empathy and tenderness and, at the same time, there's always some humour.
I loved the style of writing, the surprising and engrossing plot, the well written cast of characters.
I look forward to reading other books by this author.
It'was a great reading experience, strongly recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

An amazing fantasy book, I'm speechless because everything was excellent.
The world building, the well crafted plot,the fleshed out characters I loved everything.
It was a great read, I strongly recommend it.
Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

It's the first book I read in this series and won't surely be the last.
I loved the well researched historical background, the descriptions, the well written and interesting cast of characters.
The plot is gripping and entertaining and kept me hooked.
An excellent reading experience, highly recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

This book made me smile, laugh, root for the characters and share a lot of emotions with the characters.
I loved Daisy, Ollie, and Stanley: they're all likeable and well written. All the cast of characters is fleshed out and interesting.
It was a good read, the plot is engrossing and entertaining and once I started I couldn't put it down.
It's the first book I read by Ms Stoneley and won't surely be the last.
It's highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

It's the first novel I read by this author and won't surely be the last.
It was an excellent read, creepy, gripping and entertaining.
I appreciated every moment of this book and was hooked since the first pages. I was always scared and it was a good thing in a horror novel.
I look forward to reading other books by this author.
Highly recommended
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

It's the first book I read in this series and won't surely be the last.
i loved the unusual and amazing world building, the fleshed out cast of characters, the gripping and entertaining plot.
I think this is an excellent fantasy, something quite original that cannot be classified in any of the different fantasy categories.
I look forward to reading the next instalment in this series.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC, all opinions are mine.