Book Review
Basic Details:
Book Title: Mary Finch and
the Grey Lady
Subtitle: A Mary Finch
Mystery (The Mary Finch Mysteries Book 2)
Author:
S S Saywack
Genre: Crime, Thriller and
Mystery
Part of a series? Yes
Order in series: 2
Best read after earlier
books in series? Can be read as stand-alone
Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58907912-mary-finch-and-the-grey-lady
Overall
score:
I
scored this book 5/5
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Short
Summary of the book:
The second book in the series follows Mary as
she is a maid to a wealthy widow. She enjoys her time in the house, as she is
treated well. But then a mystery arises and Mary strives to find out the truth
and save her employer. Will she succeed?
What
I liked about the book:
I love Mary and her sharp mind. She is the
kind of girl I would have loved to fantasise about as a little girl myself.
What
I didn’t like about the book:
There wasn’t anything I didn’t like about the
book.
My
favourite bits in the book:
The book was an enjoyable read.
My
least favourite bits in the book:
I enjoyed the entire book.
Any
further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?
This is the third book I’ve read by this
author in this series (counting the prequel). I can’t wait to find out what
will happen next and there are two more book in the series to read.
What
books could this be compared to and why?
This is a young adult crime and mystery novel.
Recommendation:
In
summary, I would recommend this book to the following readers:
|
Children |
No |
|
Young
Adult |
Yes |
|
Adult |
Yes |
If
you like crime and mystery, this book may
be the book for you.
Book
Description by Author:
“THIS IS THE DAY WE AWOKE DEATH,” Mrs Grady
said.
Meet thirteen-year-old Mary Finch – a bold,
determined heroine, and the star of a stylish new detective series.
The avenging spirit of a priestess to an
Egyptian queen, the Grey Lady, has murdered five people and now has her sights
set on Mary Finch’s employer. How do you kill a spirit set on revenge?
A clairvoyant may have the answer, but the
ghost she raises expose a dreadful secret that has lay hidden for over thirty
years. When her young friend, Fortune Dubois, goes missing, Mary finds herself
on the violent and gritty streets of Victorian London chasing a spirit and
hunted by the living.
Mary Finch and the Grey Lady is the second in
the Mary Finch Mystery series. Mary Finch and the Thief is the first book in
the series.
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