Royal Blood

By: Rhys Bowen

Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren

Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

The Royal Spyness series continues with an all-new mystery of "the British monarchy...a wedding in Transylvania...[and] wonderful characters." (#1 New York Times best-selling author Charlaine Harris).

Penniless and 34th in line to the throne, Lady Georgiana Rannoch finds herself in a truly draining state of affairs. To escape her hateful brother, Georgie accepts an invitation from the Queen to represent the royals at a wedding in Transylvania. But at the macabre- looking castle, Georgie finds the bride with blood running down her chin, and a wedding guest is poisoned. Now it's up to Georgie to save the nuptial festivities before the couple's vows become: to love and to cherish, till undeath do them part.

©2010 Janet Quin-Harkin (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

Absolute joy!

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Every one of the books in this series is terrific! They are very funny and have a great mystery. These books provide you with hours of true joy! Check out the whole series!

A "can't help yourself" series

Any additional comments?

Have never read/listened to a series that was more predictable and ridiculously formulaic that I have loved more than this one.

*Sigh* (bored, not wistful) vampires

What made the experience of listening to Royal Blood the most enjoyable?

The voicework of the linguistic robot known to humanity as Katherine Kellgren. She is amazing.

What other book might you compare Royal Blood to and why?

Any in the series. Possibly the Phrinie Fisher series, though I've only seen a few episodes of the Australian TV series.

Have you listened to any of Katherine Kellgren’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I've listened to her on the entire Royal Spyness series, and she's been solid throughout.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No. I listen as I drive to and from work, so have about 90 minutes per day. That said, this was my least favorite of the series so far, mainly because of the whole vampire angle. I don't get the appeal, and every mention of them made me want to skip ahead.

Any additional comments?

This features the introduction of Queenie, Georgie's hapless maid. While she's fine in this, the character is getting tiresome in the later books,

This one is less of a mystery than the others, in that I don't recall a clear trail of clues leading to the culpret.

Enjoyed The Dntry

The story developed the characters well although it too a little time to get started. If you have enjoyed previous stories in the series, you should like this one. The narration is quite good and overall, I enjoyed the listen.

Her Royal Rightness

What made the experience of listening to Royal Blood the most enjoyable?

These books are really good. I love the series. The historical characters,

Who was your favorite character and why?

Georgie of course

What does Katherine Kellgren bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Katherine Kellgren brings to the story her actor training

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

nope, I don't have enought time for that

Rhys Bowen hits another one out of the park!

If you enjoy a historically based novel, have a background knowledge of the English royal family, enjoy a strong female character, like mysteries, & enjoy twisted humour - then you will love this series. There is a bit of romance, but it doesn't overshadow the storyline. The reader does a great job depicting the cast of characters. Would love to hear more by this author.

Royal Blood is Bloody Good

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

I was surprised at who-dun-it...

Which character – as performed by Katherine Kellgren – was your favorite?

Katherine is a wonderful reader...Coco

Any additional comments?

All these books are great pot boilers

Great Voices!

This series is so fun to listen to. The narrator does such a great job with all the different accents. I always know which character is speaking even before she tags them. And just when I think I've solved the mystery, there's a twist. I can't seem to get enough of Georgie.

Another good book in the series

I liked the book, but I found it slightly less interesting than the previous ones in the series (3 of them I think). The vampire aspect was a bit strange since it has Lady Georgeanna (sp?) wondering if there really are vampires. She has seemed so down to earth and rational in the prior books that I was a bit put off by her fear that there really might be vampires. It didn't ruin the book. I still liked it, just not as much.

Royal Blood

The narration was entertaining and added to the atmosphere. These should be read in order for better understanding of references.