I love this series and the women featured. Always strong, unusual and out of the box. i cannot help loving them
This is another good story and I strongly recommend it.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

Having read the first two books in this series I was very excited to get to Jo and Elliot’s book but unfortunately The Cutthroat Countess did not live up to my expectations. The beginning, where it recaps Jo and Elliot meeting and such in the previous books, was so incredibly rushed. This could not be read as a stand-alone, a reader would be so lost trying to catch up. Once the story progressed, the plot did not work for me. The villain was an easy guess and it felt like Jo and Elliot from the previous books would have figured it out. Plus Jo underwent a complete personality change. She was no longer the badass knife thrower I’d grown to love. Angus was the highlight of the entire story.

4 Stars! Interesting and entertaining book! This is the 3rd book in ‘The Wicked Women of Whitechapel’ series and can be read as a standalone for the most part. The beginning might be a bit of a head scratcher if you haven’t read the previous books. I read book 2 and this book and I was still a bit confused at times but the romance between the main characters is standalone. The main character are Josephine/Jo/Blade and Elliot Wingate. I liked both of them and loved Jo’s pet raven Angus. So many things happen in this book. Surprise after surprise, mystery, suspense, bad guys, with hot & heavy ‘sexy times’, and watching the characters grow… it really was a fabulous book. I love a good mystery and this did NOT disappoint. Would have loved a longer epilogue to explain things with the main & secondary characters & what happens to the bad guy. Great series that I’d definitely recommend. I was entertained and couldn’t wait for my free time so I could grab my kindle & see what happens next! Gasp inducing revelations!
*I received this book at no charge & I voluntarily left this review.*

Uhmmm this book was so confusing. For me the magic of a HR is the tension and slow burn and this book didn't have it. I was so confused with the plot I felt like I needed a mind map to keep up.

Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this ebook and this is my freely given opinion.

I feel like I have been waiting for Jo's story from book 1. She was always such a mysterious, intriguing character, with no one knowing what she is thinking, where she came from, what her motives are, etc. She was so oddly isolated from the other characters from the other book, interacting on the periphery, developing no close relationships with anyone except her raven, and flitting in and out like a ghost. She really caught my imagination and curiosity. This book gives us the story of Jo, her history, her family, etc, as well as insight as to her thoughts, feelings and her relationships with others, including her growing passion and feelings for Elliot Wingate, the third male member of their fayre caravan in the previous books, and an agent for the Home Office.

Despite embarking on a passionate affair and letting Elliot closer than others, Jo has some deep long held secrets that she still keeps from from him involving her family and past, because they still pose a risk to her. Which is why, after the death of her only known parent, she kept to herself so much, because she knew the past was still a threat to her. But there are things about her past that even she does not know.

This story is about their passionate affair, and her relationships with the other members of their caravan in the past, but also about unraveling the mystery of her past, a spy story, and betrayal.

A steamy, passionate love story and intrigue.

Throw in a fabulous animal with a great personality on it's own and Minerva Spencer again owns my heart and imagination with this great story. I admit to being a bit biased though - I do love so many of her previous works.

Side note - I love the raven, Angus, seriously love him. He reminds me of the crow character, Kaw, from Lloyd Alexander's Chronicle of Prydain series, both are able to talk, mischievous, and a boon companion.

5 out of 5 for me.

The Cutthroat Countess by Minerva Spencer is a flawless choice for enthusiasts of historical romances, particularly those featuring resilient female protagonists defying traditional societal roles. This captivating series opener guarantees that readers who appreciate men unafraid to embrace such women will not be left wanting.

I am officially a Minerva Spencer fan. Much like Evie Dunmore, Spencer's women are strong, smart, independent, and a little quirky. This was well-paced, a delightful story, with the right amount of mystery and reality.

I’ve LOVED this whole series. Each book tells a different woman’s story but they’re all contacted. Jo was the most unusual character stealthy with her pet raven Angus. Hopefully there’s another book in the works that tells Helen’s story and also maybe how the other Marianne, Cecile and Jo are doing after the fact( I’m being greedy because O want more of their stories lol)I was never really interested in historical stories till Minerva Spencer’s books . I like how you just get sucked into the story and immediately like all the characters .

I recieved a free copy from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Minerva Spencer is a immediate read for me and this one was another example of why.
While it is helpful to have read the previous 2 books in the series this can still be enjoyed as a stand alone.
Jo was on the run with her father for her entire life but know has discovered his place in the female fayre as a knife throwing act. She is also a mercenary of sorts on the side. A trade she learned from her father.
Elliot is a spy with the British government and is utter fascinated by Jo.
I loved the relationship between Elliot and Jo. Jo is a strong independent woman who needs nobody so her vulnerability with Elliot is that much better.
5 stars for sure.

I have not been able to get into this book because it's the last in a series, which I didn't know when I requested it. I think it doesn't work as a standalone as too much of the plot is based on what happened in prior books that is not really explained. First sex scene is hot though!

Given how aloof and removed Jo Brown behaved in the first two books of the series, I expected her to act the same in her book. But it must be a testament to how affected Jo is by Elliott because she was almost chatty at times. The mystery was strong, the romance lovely, and the spice was 🌶️🌶️🌶️! A very satisfying conclusion to the series.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.

This is the third book in the series. And did I.enjoy it as.much as the other books. No., i did not. For me a book lacks something , when I cannot connect with the Main characters
Thank you to netgalley for letting me read this e arc in exchange for an honest opinion

I probably enjoyed this book more than the previous one in this series, but it was a C grade for me as I never warmed up much to the main characters.

While it was an overall decent story the main characters of Jo and Elliot fell a bit disappointingly flat. It’s weird that I enjoyed these characters more and found them much more interesting when they were peripheral characters in the two previous books. The Blade was dulled 🙁

I adore this series. I’ve been waiting to find out who Jo really is. And I was not disappointed. She is a badass in her own right. Learning her backstory was fascinating.
Elliot is such a good character. He’s that guy who can fit in anywhere and that makes him really good at his job.
The two of them are fire. The only issue I had was the rehashing of the other two books since they run concurrently. I’d be curious to see if you can read them in tandem for a smoother story.

Knife wielding, romance stirring, suspense laced good fun!
I've jumped straight into this series in the middle of a rescue op where previous books have led to this moment, with a colourful spectrum of characters connected of old standing, desperation, deepset friendships and linked pasts. Yet, despite a desire to go backwards to see where this all started, I was sucked instantly into Jo and Elliot's highstakes mission and enjoyed their turbulent path to love immensely.
As it so seductively unravelled and revealed an intense passion between our hero and heroine that escalated into a very statisfying heady intimacy that has clearly been building and swirling into a yearnful craving since first meet. Where her father's alleged treasonous past, a life lived on the run, political secrets, inheritance dictates, clandestine agendas, hidden truths and devious plots come to a head and draw hurdles with the potential to forever pull them apart.
Making this a thrilling action infused clandestine adventure with some mean knife throwing skills, clever deception, devoted friendships and a sensually intimate, sexy tension fueled irresistibly ensnaring romance so statisfying in the unravelling they have seduced me into wanting to see where it all began by being drawn into the passions, whims and daring do of the other deadly circus performers at the Fantastical Female Fayre and the men they have tempted beyond all resistance.

Ultimately, I just loved Jo, a conundrum of closed off, guarded, emotions, ruthless strength, fortitude and heady strategic intelligence with this sweet kindhearted loyalty buried deep that grips you and has you cheering her ability to protect herself and suffer no fools. Not to mention, her amazing pet raven, Angus that can't help but raise a smile with his cheeky smarts and devoted love.
Then when you find her so well matched by keen intellect with Elliot, an exceptual agent for the Home Office, with his strong convictions and desperate need for Jo to trust him...a woman so much of a puzzle he can't resist his desire to peel back her layers and crumble her walls. Added so compellingly to the drama as Spencer sucks you straight in with torture, the certainty of encroaching death, a daring rescue and a magnetic connection that encompasses it all, grows beyond the phyiscal to an all consuming hard to admit love which causes such a delicious vulnerability to resonant beneath the electric sparking tempest of yearning to the steamy entangling kind that makes you want with the ache for them to open up and commit as they struggle with the intensity of the dizzying and heady desire to be with the other.
A fabulous read, that I can only assume, if the previous books are as ensnaring as THE CUTTHROAT COUNTESS, comes at the end of an emotionally impacting, clever array of wit, humour, steamy passion and original characters so entertaining in the realisation and daring in action. Though I am rather hoping Helen and Daniel get the happiness they deserve too!

I had a hard time getting into this book. I felt like I was really missing something from a character background stand point and it took me quite a while to get in to this book. Cause of all this, I don’t see this book as a stand alone. I would recommend reading the previous books first. However about 50% through, this became a book I loved. I liked Jo and Elliot, they were very well suited and I like when the man falls first and harder and he did. I liked the sub plot in the second half of the book. I rate this book 3.5 overall. Thank you to the publisher and net galley for providing this copy to me to read for my honest opinion.

Thanks to Kensington Books, Netgalley and the author for an ARC of this book. I am leaving this unbiased review voluntarily.

I absolutely loved the first two books of this series with Marianne and Cecile but I absolutely couldn't wait for Jo and Elliot's story. It was worth the wait. Jo is such a mysterious and unfathomable character in the first two books. You could say the same of Elliot, whose work for the Home Office is often covert. Add in Angus the Raven and Jo's excellent knife-throwing skills and you get an often funny, very steamy and enjoyable historical romance.

I am sad that the series is over but I will be watching for this author's work in the future as I really love her writing style and the multi-faceted characters she creates.

I have loved this series, and this one may be my new favorite. Blade has been my favorite character in the series and I am so happy to see her get her own story (and Elliot is no second-rate casting either). They both work through problems and act like reasonable adults. I am a sucker for historical spies/mercenaries so it was just sugar on top that they were all so well written. I was so happy to see more of Blade's relationship with Agus too, although I would have liked more of the two of them.

I felt that this book did a better job pacing the overlap from previous books than the 2nd one, and while I wasn't in love with the ending (I was hoping for a last minute reprieve for Jo to life as a kickass mercenary), I loved the middle so much it really didn't matter (and I will mentally add that after their marriage they start dispensing justice).

This is the third book in the Wicked Women of Whitechapel series, and you need to have read the previous two books to have any chance of following what is happening at the start of this one. The heroine, Jo Brown, is the knife thrower, Blade, in a female circus. She has spent most of her life on the run, working as a spy for whoever will pay. The enigmatic, violent and ruthless Blade has been employed to protect Marianne, the boxing baroness from book one, and as the book starts she is in France, killing villains on her way to save Marianne. She is accompanied by her pet raven, Angus, and Elliott, also a spy, but a respectable one who went to Eton and is the youngest son of an earl. The story flips back and forward in time, but most of it takes place at the same time as the second book, The Dueling Duchess.

This book is less successful than The Dueling Duchess. The plot is confusing; there are too many characters, particularly at the beginning; in order to become a romantic heroine Jo had to undergo quite a personality change.

Thanks to NetGalley and Kensington Books for this ARC