Craft Distilling: Making Liquor Legally at Home
Book
Many people have experienced great success making their own beer or wine at home. In recent years a...
Science: A History: 1534-2001
Book
From award-winning science writer John Gribbin, Science: A History is the enthralling story of the...
Gathering Frost (Once Upon a Curse, #1)
Book
Will the prince's kiss be enough to revive her frozen heart? Don't miss GATHERING FROST, a fantasy...
Sovereignty: Organized Hypocrisy
Book
The acceptance of human rights and minority rights, the increasing role of international financial...
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Book
WINNER OF THE SPECSAVERS NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2013 BOOK OF THE YEAR The Ocean at the End of the Lane...
Heat Wave
Book
Published in Penguin Modern Classics, Penelope Lively's Heat Wave is a moving portrayal of a fragile...
Dungeon Univeralis
Tabletop Game
A classic Dungeon Crawler board game for 1 to 6 players (Age 12+). The game includes many game...
Surface Scratch (Neon Scars #1)
Book
20-year-old Caleb Walsh hasn’t had an easy life. After a life-altering car accident left him...
Dark Paranormal Romance MM Vampires
The Pig Wars
Book
After inadvertently causing her father's death with her magic in battle, Lady Rena avoids the...
Medieval Fantasy
I liked this book, but I struggled a bit with it.
I liked that both Henry and Francis had a say, in the third person. I did not like that when Henry spoke, he spoke with a broad Yorkshire accent! I live one county down from Yorkshire, in the UK and it took me a bit of time to figure out what he was saying, so that took some enjoyment out it.
Henry and Francis are from very differing backgrounds, different classes and before WWII this was a major issue. It shows in places. Makes you think, about how things have changed. I didn't much like Francis' mother, but I think that's a generational thing. She came across extremely heavy on Francis and not so much on her brother, but then again, wanting to run away to Hollywood, in that time frame, was probably no more far fetched than it is today!
It felt a little clunky at times, and that made it a bit hard work. Some threads are left....unfinished.....I thought. Bit of tightening up, and I think this might have eeked that 4th star out of me.
BUT
It is well written, and I saw no editing or spelling mistakes, and I did finish it. Whether I will read another by this author remains to be seen.
a GOOD 3 star read
*same worded review will appear elsewhere
