I really enjoyed this installment of the Lady Emily mysteries. I didn't know much about the early Roman occupation of Britain, and I really enjoyed that aspect of the story. Boudica was a great character to read about through Vatta's storyline.

I also enjoyed the commentary on the women's suffrage movement. It's such an interesting time in history, and I enjoyed hearing about the effects of it on Society.

The mystery kept me engaged, and I feel like it was nicely tied together.

Thanks to Net Galley for the book to review.

I'm not a big fan of Victorian era stories but I do enjoy Emily and Colin. Emily is a married woman who with her husband, is a detective in an era where women are expected to look pretty and do not much else. When a debutante dies at a ball, Emily and Colin are on the case trying to discover why she was killed. The story involves the changing times, women wanting more, the suffragette movement, the treatment of women in a society where men make the rules. Although, an enjoyable story, I felt it was a bit too long in revealing the killer and motive behind the murders. Well written characters, enjoyable plot and the relationship between Emily and Colin make this a good read.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to review The Sisterhood by Tasha Alexander.
This story weaves a dual timeline, which I think is the first for Alexender, as I have read all 19 of her books. The present-day narrative begins with the death of a newly engaged young woman. Lady Emily and Colin are requested to uncover the truth despite Lady Emily’s mother’s disapproval. There is urgency when another young woman succumbs to the same fate…death by poisoning.
Centuries earlier, the death of a warrior queen could be mysteriously linked to the modern day deaths. Lady Emily and Colin’s investigation leads them to the center of London where an old tomb is found and the arrival of Lady Emily’s “friend”, Sabastian.
I have enjoyed all of Tasha Alexander’s Lady Emily books. They are filled with adventure, murder, and a little bit of fun.

THE SISTERHOOD BY TASHA ALEXANDER is a historical novel set in 1907 in London. It is part of a series but I read it as a stand alone , and it was fine. It is a story taking place in 2 different eras . The first in 1907 is about a series of murders of young debutantes investigated by Lady Emily and her husband Colin Hargreaves.
The second concerns Queen Boudica of ancient Britannia who led a revolt against the romans . The author did a good job of tying these 2 plots together. I enjoyed this book a lot

I’ll admit that I have never read a Lady Emily book before. But a series that has run for 19 books got my attention. What I found was a delightful mystery that was set in the past and the really past. During 1907 London’s famous season, the girl most likely to marry royalty, was murdered and it is up to Lady Emily and her husband Colin to apprehend the murderer. Meanwhile in the really past, AD 60 Britannia, we learn of Vatta, a young girl that is befriended by Queen Boutica of the Iceni tribe.
Reading this as a standalone it was a bit confusing until I realized the alternating story lines. I enjoyed the characters and the struggles that tied the stories together. All together this is an enjoyable read. Now I have 18 books to catch up on.
Disclosure: A review copy of this book was sent to me by the publisher.. All of the above opinions are my own

London, 1907: When the Season's most accomplished and elegant debutante, Victoria Goldsborough, collapses and dies at her engagement ball, the great and good of London Society prepare to mourn the tragic loss of an upstanding young woman. But all is not what it seems, and after a toxic beverage is revealed to be the cause of death, the king himself instructs Lady Emily and her husband Colin Hargreaves to unearth the truth.

Tasha Alexander's narrative voice makes the Lady Emily series far superior to most historical fiction. She seamlessly weaves historical details into the suspense without slowing down the action. The secondary storyline set in the time of Boudica the warrior queen adds to the thrust of the story, complementing the social mores of early twentieth century London. Highly recommended. #TheSisterhood #NetGalley #SaltMarshAuthors

An excellent next installment in this thrilling series. The author does a great job of setting forth plausible suspects and motives, keeping the reader guessing. I totally was surprised at the reveal of who the villain turned out to be. The dialogue between the characters was enjoyable and humorous at times. The narrative is elegant and the mystery was multi layered. The characters are interesting and well developed, the backgrounds are detailed. The worldbuilding is robust and the twists and turns the mystery takes make the book hard to put down.

The story has a dual timeline of alternating chapters of 1907 England and the 60 AD time of Queen Boudicca. The transition of chapters from the present to the ancient past was a bit jarring and I couldn't wait to get back to the present to continue the mystery. Alexander did a good job tying the threads of the ancient plotline into the present plotline at the end.

The story ended abruptly, leaving a lot of loose ends. I hope the loose ends will me tied up in the next book. Overall, I enjoyed this book and I am already anticipating the next installment in this series.

I was disappointed that there were no author notes regarding the historical facts nor were any sources given for said historical facts. I realize these will be included when the book is published.

I received an ebook advanced review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.

I really liked this book! I like Lady Emily, the first-person narrator and amateur sleuth. I also like her relationship with her husband (who obviously wasn't her husband in book #1 of 19), and I enjoy her narrative voice. It's lively, and the book moves very quickly. I felt confused about the secondary plot at first, and I was impatient to get through Vatta's chapters. However, I quickly became enthralled by her story. In a way, it reminded me of The House on the Strand with the two timelines and the stories paralleling each other. I was most interested with the main mystery, but I grew invested in what happened to Vatta and how her story would line up with the main mystery that Emily is trying to solve. I also felt that having alternating points of view made the book go faster. I learned a lot from this book as I'd never heard of Boudica or the Iceni before, so that was really cool, and I ended up looking up more about Boudica and would look up more about the Iceni. I also like the social commentary and the statements about the way women were treated in 1907 and frustratingly are still treated in 2025 when it comes to reporting s*xual ab*se.
My only critique of this book is that the ending is very swift for both plot lines. The final third of the novel needs more development, and I hope it gets it before the book is published.
Overall, I enjoyed this book, and I would read more Lady Emily. I recommend this book to mystery, historical fiction, and classical history/literature lovers. Thanks to NetGalley and Minotaur for this e-book!

This on started out a little slow for me. I wasn't sure I would make it through the first couple of chapters. However, once it picked up, I was invested and needed to know the final outcome. The sub plot confused me at first. It wasn't clear what it had to do with the main story when first introduced, but once it was revealed, the back and forth was more fluid and less distracting. As a female, the general social aspect of that time period was infuriating, so job well done in getting that point across. There were several characters I would love to be able to slap in the face, then shake to ask what in the world is wrong with them! I became especially protective of the FMC. In my final thoughts, the only 2 things that I might tweak, would be introducing the connection to the main and sub plots earlier, and explaining the relationship between Lady Emily and Sebastian for those that might read it not realizing it is part of a series.

Lady Emily and her second husband, Colin Hargreaves, are asked to investigate the startling murder of a debutante affianced to a popular Viscount and then the associated theft of a valuable tiara on the same night. The story has a dual timeline of 1907 England and the middle first century time of Queen Boudicca. The characters are interesting and well developed, the backgrounds and worldbuilding strong, and the twists make it unputdownable.
I was only disappointed that there were no end credits regarding the historical facts and acknowledgement of any adjustments in time for the sake of the story.
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In this latest installment of the Lady Emily series a debutante dies suddenly at her engagement ball. Emily and her husband Colin are called upon to discover who would want to murder the season's most accomplished young woman. When a second debutante is poisoned, the race is on to find a killer before they strike again. There is a dual storyline involving a young woman who becomes friends with Boudica the warrior queen of ancient Britain.

This is an enjoyable mystery - good for fans of Lady Emily, but also for those interested in the roles women have had to play in society in order to make their voices heard. I enjoyed both timelines. Although it was not clear at first how the ancient story related to the more modern one, Alexander does a good job of linking them.

As the reader discovers more about the murdered debutante it becomes clear why she was in a position to develop enemies. Even so, the identity of the murderer came as a real surprise to me and highlighted just how desperate a woman's position in Edwardian England could be. This is a good book for anyone looking for a cozy historical mystery. It is not necessary to have read the other books in this series to appreciate this one.

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

"The Sisterhood" is a mystery set in 1907 in England. There's also a secondary story going on in 60 that tells about Boudica's revolt, which is only linked to the main story because someone found a tomb they thought might be Boudica's. This book is the 19th in a series. You can understand this book without reading the previous ones, and this story didn't spoil the mysteries of the previous books.

Historical and setting details were woven into the story without slowing the pacing. The main characters were engaging and reacted realistically to events. I was mildly frustrated that Emily and Colin didn't ask very good questions and went off on tangents, discovering a lot of information relating to possible motives while dropping the question of who could have given the poison. When they finally asked the right questions and got proof of whodunit, the reader wasn't allowed to know whodunit until the reveal (though I had finally worked out whodunit shortly before). The 'why' for the first murder was explained, but details about the second murder were sparse and seemed to conflict with some previous information on timing. The story ended abruptly, leaving a lot of loose ends.

There were no sex scenes, though married sex was implied. There were only a few uses of bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this mystery, but I enjoyed this author's earlier mysteries better.

I genuinely enjoyed reading this book! It was a nice change to some of the other books and ARCs I've been reading, so I'm thrilled that I was asked by St. Martin's Press to read and review this book.

Lady Emily is exceedingly good at many things. Solving mysteries and/or murders with her charming husband, turning away excessive proposals by thieves (I want to read more books just for Mr. Paget's character), campaigning for women's rights, etc. Her character is so fun and smart and I love that she's not like the other society misses.

Anyway, the society's darling, a girl with my name, was murdered (that was fun to read about)! Poisoned with a brew of yew. But who could've done it? The fiancé? His best friend? Her best friend? A person in debt? A maid? Someone else? I have to admit; I never would've guessed the right answer and the twist was so good! I also loved the pops of history every other chapter.

Overall, giving 4.25 because while I loved it, it wasn't holding my interest as well as some of the other books I've been reading. I think I would've rated it higher if I had read any of the other books in this series, but I plan to remedy that soon.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press, Tasha Alexander, and NetGalley for the ARC! All thoughts and opinions are my own despite being asked to read and review the book in question.

When a beautiful debutante collapses and dies at a society party, everyone is a suspect. Emily and Colin use their social skills and connections to discover who would want to kill Victoria. The side plot of the story of Boudica in early Roman days was also very interesting. Beautifully written, I enjoy this series immensely.

Another dual timeline mystery from Alexander. Perhaps because I find the setting of the flashbacks fascinating, I enjoyed it more than some others. While Lady Emily is solving a mystery that revolves around the possibility of having discovered the legendary Iceni queen, Boudica, who lead a revolt against the Roman occupation of Britain, the second timeline follows a companion of the queen. An intriguing mystery and interesting history in a solid series entry.

It's been a while since I read a Lady Emily mystery and I was pleased to be immediately drawn back in to another engaging storyline. I usually don't like books with alternating POVs happening in different time periods but I looked this one. The Britannia storyline was fascinating and kept me wondering how it would connect back to the mystery.

I'm not sure I'm fully sold on the reveal. But I also didn't find it entirely implausible.

I feel like this is a book where you need to have read previous books in the series. While I liked it well enough to read more of her series, it wasn’t as easy to follow along or get into the characters as I would have liked. I felt like the characters had a comfortable routine and relationships that were already expressed in previous books and it made it a bit difficult to really get into. That being said, I appreciated how they didn’t make the killer obvious. I had my eye in a very different person, who just seemed very guilty, along with another character I was suspicious of. I was quite surprised by the killer, but once explained I saw their reason for their motive and it worked quite well. It did have a bit oof a cliffhanger feel, like some things were left unresolved, but that may be remedied in the next book. I do recommend it for people who enjoy regency romances. I felt the author did a good job keeping in character with the times. I received this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

Why have I not heard of this author before?!?! I could not shake this story for days! It was chilling. And the characters were so realistic!

I enjoyed the book and kept me guessing to the end. Nice little period mystery and lots of secrets to be discovered. This is an ongoing series, but easy to pick up in the middle.

This is the first Lady Emily mystery that I have read. I admit I skimmed the "Boudica" chapters but the London setting and plot premise intrigued me. I especially enjoyed the character development and the surprise ending.