A Daughter of Fair Verona by Christina Dodd

A Daughter of Fair Verona by Christina Dodd | A Review

Hi Readers!!!!

Welcome to Quills and Pages. This is Quills and I am back with another amazing book; A daughter of Fair Verona. I got the book from NetGalley in exchange for an h0nest review. It was an audiobook and written by Christina Dodd. This book is pretty good and I cannot wait to talk about it more.

BLURB

Romeo and Juliet are alive and well and the parents of seven kids. I’m the oldest, with the emphasis on ‘old’—a certified spinster at twenty, and happy to stay that way. It’s not easy to keep your taste for romance with parents like mine. Picture it—constant monologues, passionate declarations, fighting, making up, making out . . . it’s exhausting.

Each time they’ve presented me with a betrothal, I’ve set out to find the groom-to-be a more suitable bride. After all, someone sensible needs to stay home and manage this household. But their latest match, Duke Stephano, isn’t so easy to palm off on anyone else. The debaucher has had three previous wives—all of whom met unfortunate ends. Conscience forbids me from consigning another woman to that fate. As it turns out, I don’t have to . . .

At our betrothal ball—where, quite by accident, I meet a beautiful young man who makes me wonder if perhaps there is something to love at first sight—I stumble upon Duke Stephano with a dagger in his chest. But who killed him? His late wives’ families, his relatives, his mistress, his servants—half of Verona had motive. And when everyone around the Duke begins dying, disappearing, or descending into madness, I know I must uncover the killer . . . before death lies on me like an untimely frost.

GENRE
Historical Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Romance

THEME AND TONE
Cozy, Historical, Romantic

LANGUAGE AND AUDIO
Easy to Listen to

CHARACTERS
Pretty interesting and Mysterious

TROPES

☙ Murder Mystery

☙ Unassuming Suspect

☙ Betrothed to the Wrong Person

☙ Villainous Victim

☙ Light bulb Moments

☙Unexpected and Mysterious Love Interest

MY REVIEW
First of all thanks to the Author for writing this amazing book and second thanks for Netgalley that which made it able for me to request and read this book. what a hilariously amazing this book was. It was very much fun to listen to the audiobook too. I

To give a little intro this is the story of Rosaline daughter of Romeo and Juliet who did not die and now lives in a big house with a very big family. They have a lot of kids (I forgot the number) which is also not important. Important is Romeo and Juliet as parents are effing hilarious and gross and cute 😅😂.

The story starts with an unexpected bethrotal of Rosaline the eldest daughter of Romeo and Juliet to a very old and cruel man Duke Stephano then he gets murdered on the announcement day and people start pointing fingers at Rosaline. As the story progressed many new things about the Duke came out into the light and the mystery deepened.

I would call this book a murder mystery with a dash of rom-com. It's witty, beautiful, whimsical, and has the ability to capture your attention without any inappropriate things like smut or spice 😅. It's 5 star read for me. Hard Recommend.

MY RATING
Overall: ★★★★★ | 5 Stars

Plot: ★★★★★| 5tars

Romance: ★★★★★ | 5 Star

Characters:★★★★★ | 5 Stars

Pacing: ★★★★★| 5 stars

Mystery: ★★★★★| 5 star

Banter: ★★★★★| 5 star

Ending: ★★★★★| 5 Stars

Book Cover:★★★★★| 5 Stars

THE BEST PART
☙ The Prince and his no-nonsense attitude

☙ Rosaline as a character is everything. she a menace 🤌

☙The Murder Mystery

ABOUT AUTHOR

Readers become writers, and Christina has always been a reader. Ultimately she discovered she liked to read romance best because the relationship between a man and a woman is always humorous. A woman wants world peace, a clean house, and a deep and meaningful relationship based on mutual understanding and love. A man wants a Craftsman router, undisputed control of the TV remote, and a red Corvette which will make his bald spot disappear. When Christina’s first daughter was born, she told her husband she was going to write a book. It was a good time to start a new career, because how much trouble could one little infant be? Ha! It took ten years, two children, and three completed manuscripts before she was published. Now her suspense, paranormal, historical, and mystery novels have been translated into 30 languages and sold more than 15 million copies in print. You can find more of her books on her website(link).

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☙ Audiobook

☙ Paperback

☙ Hardback

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