No Life for a Lady: The absolutely joyful and uplifting historical romcom everyone is talking about

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Digo que no logro comprender porqué no conecté porque considero que es una historia interesante, que esta bien escrita y que incluso me gusta mucho que presente cómo una mujer se veía limitada en cierta época (aunque en la actualidad lo seguimos estando, pero desde otros aspectos) y cómo le hacía frente a eso. And with that enticing end (if you’ve already read the book, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about…), this is one historical mystery series that promises plenty more adventure, cosy crime and delightful romance. Finding the missing is no job for a lady, but when Violet hires a seaside detective to help, she sets off a chain of events that will put more than just her reputation at risk. However, she’s up for pretty much anything – except house cleaning – leading one character to remark ‘You are the most infuriating female I’ve ever met’.

on her own terms’ Julietta Henderson‘Violet’s story is moving, inspiring and very, very funny; a complete triumph’ Celia Anderson‘Watch out Enola Holmes – Violet Hamilton is on the case! And, for a prospective detective, Violet is a little quick to reach conclusions based on limited evidence, including about one particular person. As the detective proves to be less and less trustworthy, she tries to hire another one - enter Benjamin Blackthorn, an adorable giant who really wants to drop the whole detective business and live a quiet life selling furniture.But when Violet hires a seaside detective to help, she sets off an unexpected chain of events that will throw her life into chaos. If you like your historical fiction to feature a sassy, feminist heroine and include a touch of both mystery and romance, then you’ll love this delight of a debut from Hannah Dolby.

Overall while I did enjoy the writing style and parts of the story, much of the book was slow and I found myself bored. Interestingly, the author describes political correctness between Indians, Mexicans and whites using the same phraseology and eye-rolling that we use today. It’s fair to say that Violet is a little naive in terms of bedroom antics but she soon has her eyes opened by the worldly Maria Monk.I liked Violet’s character, she struggles with what society wants her to be and I always love a ‘rule breaker’ so in that I enjoyed Violet’s character. So many historical mysteries are long standing series and while I love revisiting favorite characters again and again, sometimes it’s nice when things wrap up after just one book. Book isn’t for everyone, but for someone like me who embraces the magic of the SW part of our country, you might like it. Through her life experiences and that of her family members she documents travel by horse and wagon, living on the frontier with Indians, more times than not friendly Indians though close by evidence existed of not so friendly times, being sent east to be educated, what a balanced diet consisted of, the availability (or not) of medical care, the arrival of the trains, cowboys wearing 6 shooters up through the 1930s, cattle and sheep ranching, the arrival of "farmers," and so much more.

I did wonder why it took her so long to decide to finally investigate her mother’s disappearance but that was mostly a minor thing for me. No Life For A Lady is driven by Violet’s determination to become a lady detective, but what pushes the character forward is the personal mystery surrounding her mother’s disappearance. The more clues are being discovered, the more unsure Violet is about the investigation and the detective. I received a copy of No Life for a Lady by Hannah Dolby from NetGalley and Aria and Aries in exchange for an honest review. In part this state of affairs stems from the sudden disappearance of her mother in 1886 when she was eighteen, and as the ten year anniversary approaches, Violet is determined to find out what happened to her.It was filled with incredible adventures and sprinkled with insights that could apply to today's cultural and political landscape. This quirky coming of age little tale tells the story of violet who is investigating her mothers disappearance 10 years ago from Hastings pier. What is lost is how the author was able to simultaneously live in a particular world while having access to a more universal world as an educated woman (she attended Stanford). Sometimes the novels chosen are new, often they are from the backlist and occasionally re-issued from way back.

Beautifully written, and very evocative of it's time, I really enjoyed this novel about a girl growing up in the 1890s but with very much a mind of her own. I was toldViolet was strong and bullish but I was shown a doormat of a woman who became discombobulated at the slightest pressure. Some of those investigations turn out to be real eye-openers for a sheltered young spinster: tailing a woman’s fiancé, breaking into a museum, visiting a brothel, and foiling a theft; but “I wanted to find my mother.This means she is caught unawares more than once, but to her credit she is rarely discouraged and persists regardless.