I have my own confession to make, I don't read these books for the mystery as much as I read them for the characters. Especially Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin. He's such a compelling character--"thirty years old, tall and lean, with a vaguely menacing bearing that reminded one of the time he'd spent as a cavalry officer." He has golden eyes that see in the dark and a passion for making sure that murder victims who would otherwise be forgotten get justice. He's the kind of character a girl can crush on.
If you've never read a Sebastian St. Cyr mystery before, I suggest you start with the first in the series, What Angels Fear, although I read the third book, Where Serpents Sleep first myself. They're all great reads. I love this series and these characters. And my bookish bonus with Why Kings Confess is that it fills another category for me in the What's in a Name Reading Challenge. Category filled with this book: Read a book with a position of royalty in the title. My current Reading Challenge status: 4 books read; 1 book to go.
Happy Reading!
I love the sound of this series and have been meaning to read it for a long time! I'll take your advice and start with What Angels Fear.
ReplyDeleteI think that you have to love the characters to stick with a series! If you don't, they start to get boring. I'm glad you found a series that you love. :)
ReplyDeleteSo true about a series getting boring. Luckily, this one hasn't yet. :)
DeleteI like that you read it for the characters, and I love that third part of the description you've quoted, it's different! Well done on What's In A Name :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! And thanks for stopping by; I've really been enjoying this reading challenge.
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