Review – Delicious Death (Madame Chalamet Ghost Mysteries, Book 2) by Byrd Nash (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult
Genre: Historical Fantasy/Paranormal
Length: 190 pages
Publisher: Rook and Castle Press
Release Date: December 27, 2022
ASIN: B0B4HQV7QD
Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Madame Chalamet Ghost Mysteries
Source: eGalley from Netgalley
Rating: 4/5 stars
“Elinor’s holiday is nearly ruined when a poisoner targets the king and what’s even more irritating? Tristan Fontaine, the Duke de Archambeau, thinks to solve the case before she can!
Between saving a society lady’s reputation, comforting a girl with a ghostly brother in a bake shop, and conducting a séance for a widow, Elinor has her hands full. All she wants is to enjoy dinners prepared by the best chefs in the land, but Tristan’s mother and sister can’t stop giving bossy advice. It’s enough to spoil the dessert course.
Despite it all, she might still find time to enjoy herself especially if it means snooping through other people’s wardrobe closets.”
Series Info/Source: This is the 2nd book in the Madame Chalamet Ghost Mysteries. I got an eGalley of this book through NetGalley to review. This is planned to be a six book series.
Thoughts: I thoroughly enjoyed this second installment in the Madame Chalamet Ghost Mysteries. There’s a lot of humor in here and the mystery itself is well done. The main characters are very entertaining as well.
This book again follows Elinor but this time she is attending a special Chef’s competition at an elite estate. There she gets drawn into another ghost mystery as well as a plot on the king’s life.
Although the setting feels a lot like Victorian London, this takes place in a fantasy world. The world isn’t that well fleshed out since this is a more character driven story. All of the characters in here are highly entertaining and I love the witty banter between them. This time Elinor is traveling with Dr. Charlotte (who runs the morgue) and Charlotte was incredibly fun to spend time with. Of course, Tristan (the Duke de Archambeau) makes a number of appearances as well.
This is just a flat-out guilty pleasure read for me. I loved the plot and mystery, the ghost talking elements are intriguing, and the characters are loads of fun. I can’t wait to read future books in this series.
My Summary (4/5): Overall I have really been enjoying this series. It is a humorous historical paranormal fantasy series with a tough heroine who is whip smart and very blunt. There is a good mystery here and very entertaining characters and banter. I look forward to future installments in this series and am happy that I picked up the first two books in this series for review!
