Angieville

I finished the wonderful  Silent on the Moor last year and knew it would be a long, cold wait for the next book in the Lady Julia Grey series. I was so happy with where the end of that book left my favorite characters. It was in no way an agonizing or excruciating ending, rather it managed to leave me both perfectly happy and aching for more adventures with the indomitable Julia and the elusive Brisbane. So when I managed to get my hands on an e-ARC of  Dark Road to Darjeeling a few days ago, I vowed that nothing would come between me and that book. With a quick weekend trip to DC looming on the horizon, I downloaded the book to my husband's Kindle and decided to let it be the first full book I read on that device, thinking it would be nice to compare the reading experiences on the Nook and Kindle. So, armed with an e-reader and plenty of chocolate, I boarded the plane and settled in for a cozy ride. Turns out, I was in for a much longer ride than I planned on as bad weather...

Wow. I wondered what direction they'd take the cover for the fourth Lady Julia Grey novel in and I have to say I am thoroughly pleased with the result. It's not at all what I was expecting, but I think it sort of melds the two different cover themes they had going nicely. I was a huge fan of the two original mysteriously Victorian covers with their hint of splendor and their Gothic buildings and faces hidden under hoods. The newer reissues took me a bit by surprise with their more modern, enticing air. And that's why I think this is a lovely compromise. We've been so fortunate this year with two Deanna Raybourn books coming out and I am already counting down the days until the release of Dark Road to Darjeeling -- due out October 1st!