First, thank you for Penguin Random House publishing for selecting me to receive this ARC via First to Read.
Jennifer Ashley's Scandal Above Stairs is the second installment in the Below Stairs Mysteries series (or sometimes it's mentioned as an installment of the Kat Holloway Mysteries Series). Although, it is a second book in a series, it doesn't really show. You can totally read this as a standalone but I wish I had read the first book as well, mainly because this second book is so great.
In this book, there's two main characters, Kat Holloway, a cook, and Daniel McAdam, who I just want to call a mystery. They are both intriguing, complex characters that I love and both of them still a bit mysterious, although, Daniel more so than Kat. They both have secrets which makes the book so much more interesting and they have a relationship that is very passionate, yet it mostly stays in the bounds of what society saw as appropriate in 1880s.
Then there are the supporting characters, like Tess, a cook's assistant who grows on the reader as you move through the book. And of course, there's Lady Cynthia, an Earl's daughter who likes to dress up in trousers, James, Daniel's son and Mr. Thanos, a wealthy man, who does not see the difference between an aristocrat and a man born in the gutters.
The plot itself is quite fast-paced, exciting, and there's still a feel of danger to it. There's a few mysteries going on, and even though there's murder and danger, the book's atmosphere is still light which makes the book very easy, and quite quick to read. You don't have to take breaks because you can't make sense of what you are reading anymore. You really just want to find out who the villains are and hope that none of the good guys gets hurt. The story kind of just hooks you in and doesn't let go.
All in all this book is absolutely amazing. I really enjoyed Ashley's way of writing and I'm looking forward to reading more of her works.
The book will be published on July, 3rd, 2018 so not a long way to go!
And you can purchase an ebook from here and a physical copy here
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