Time Travel Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Budget Tales Book Blog where readers take a look back at what they were reading this time last year (or the year before or the year before that…)

Last year, towards the end of December 2023, I had just finished  The Secret of the Lady’s Maid, Book Seven in the Rosalind Thorne Mysteries by Darcie Wilde. 

My Review: 

Thank you so much to @kensingtonbooks for the galley copy of The Secret of the Lady’s Maid, book seven in the Rosalind Thorne Mysteries by Darcie Wilde @darciewildeauthor. I am so excited that I have discovered a new to me historical mystery series. I adored this five star read, could not put it down and was super annoyed whenever I had to!

“Poison, politics, jealousy and jewel thieves combine in Rosalind’s most complex case yet. But to solve this dangerous puzzle, Rosalind must also decide where her heart and her future lie.”

While this is book seven, it worked perfectly as a standalone. However, I know what I’ll be doing the next few weeks–getting caught up. I already have book one downloaded and ready to go. If you are also a lover of historical mysteries and also have not stumbled upon this series, go right now.

Series description: “The Rosalind Thorne mystery series—inspired by the novels of Jane Austen—continues as the audacious Rosalind strives to aid those in need while navigating the halls of high society.” (All books in the series.) 

Rosalind is an outstanding main character–strong, independent, and thoughtful–she reminded me of Maisie Dobbs in her mindful consideration of all aspects of the mystery. There’s a little romance between her and Adam, a Bow Street Runner and also between her friend Alice and Amelia.

I loved following along as Rosalind uncovered secrets and sorted fact from fiction. There are many good liars in this book! I thought I had it all figured out, but clearly Rosalind is better than I am at detecting. So well done. I’m so excited to go back and learn the stories behind the stories.