I Wish I Lived In a Library: TBR Tarot Reads

At the end of 2022 Wendy over at Literary Feline posted about these fantastic TBR Tarot Cards she had picked up on Etsy and that sounded too good to resist so I immediately ordered my own set. So when I'm not feeling strongly about what to read next I pull out my cards and pick a book based on the prompt. Here is a book the fates chose for me recently.

Prompt: Choose a book which has a person on the cover

Goodreads: Hotel of Secrets by Diana Biller

Blurb: It’s ball season in Vienna, and Maria Wallner only wants one thing: to restore her family’s hotel, the Hotel Wallner, to its former glory. She’s not going to let anything get in her way - not her parents’ three-decade-long affair; not seemingly-random attacks by masked assassins; and especially not the broad-shouldered American foreign agent who’s saved her life two times already. No matter how luscious his mouth is.
Eli Whittaker also only wants one thing: to find out who is selling American secret codes across Europe, arrest them, and go home to his sensible life in Washington, DC. He has one lead - a letter the culprit sent from a Viennese hotel. But when he arrives in Vienna, he is immediately swept up into a chaotic whirlwind of balls, spies, waltzes, and beautiful hotelkeepers who seem to constantly find themselves in danger. He disapproves of all of it! But his disapproval is tested as he slowly falls deeper into the chaos - and as his attraction to said hotelkeeper grows.

My Thoughts: Oh this was such fun! I don't want to say too much about the story because I knew very little about it going into it and I think that increased my enjoyment. I loved everything about the characters and the hotel. The author had a good balance of witty zaniness and intrigue and kept me entertained and caught up in the story. This was a bit spicier than I usually prefer but it worked with the story. I listened to the audiobook and Carlotta Brentan did a fantastic job. I loved her Austrian accent and it really enhanced my enjoyment of the book. Now to read more from this author. My Rating: Loved It! (5 Stars)