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Debbiereadsbook (1202 KP) rated A Pinky Promise in Books

Aug 8, 2022  
A Pinky Promise
A Pinky Promise
Eule Grey | 2022 | Contemporary, LGBTQ+, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy
6
6.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
doesnt work for me
Independent reviewer for Archaeolibrarian, I was gifted my copy of this book.

I'm not really sure how I feel about this book. It's not a bad book, by any means, it just didn't float my boat, at all.

I mean, it's reasonably well written, from Creena's point of view. I found I wasn't really liking Creena though. Can't pinpoint why, however!

There are some gaps in the plot, one-minute Creena is shipwrecked, and the next, it's 2 years later. I would have liked some deeper insight to that time period: how she discovers the things she does, and what she does then. Not saying what she discovers, cos spoilers.

And the end is kinda cut off suddenly. So, there's that. An epilogue might have tied up the loose ends.

I liked the premise, it just doesn't deliver, for ME.

3 stars

**Same worded review will appear elsewhere
  
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David McK (3425 KP) rated Robin Hood and the Caliph's Gold in Books

Mar 26, 2020  
Robin Hood and the Caliph's Gold
Robin Hood and the Caliph's Gold
Angus Donald | 2020 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The 9th entry in Angus Donald's Robin Hood Outlaw series of books, although chronologically I think this is the third (set after Holy Warrior).

As such, this starts with Robin and his men trying to make their way back to England from the Holy Land, with the entire story told (as are all the others) in first person narrative, and from the point of view of Alan a Dale, the true protagonist of these stories (let's face it, Robin isn't always a very nice man...)

Shipwrecked on the way home, this sets off a series of circumstances and encounters that sees Robin and his men hatching a plan to steal the Caliph's Gold (it's all there in the title!), with many a ferocious battle and deeds of derring do throughout.

Having recently just having read one of Angus Donald's other historical works (the Blood series: last one I read was Bloods Campaign), I have to say: I think I prefer the medieval setting of these novels better, with Alan a Dale coming across as a more relatable character than Holcroft Blood.
  
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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Admirable Crichton (1957) in Movies

Feb 23, 2019 (Updated Feb 23, 2019)  
The Admirable Crichton (1957)
The Admirable Crichton (1957)
1957 | Comedy
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Well-made but somewhat odd British comedy. Status-obsessed Lord Loam (Parker) and his entourage wind up shipwrecked on a desert island; in order to survive some drastic steps have to be taken, and redoubtable butler Crichton (More) - yes, there is a Red Dwarf character named after him - rises to the occasion. Soon, the traditional hierarchy is upended But what will happen if they ever get rescued?

The Admirable Crichton seems incredibly dated nowadays, but it probably did so back in 1957 as well. Its preoccupation with the class system perhaps feels a bit quaint, but the story predicated on it is still involving - Lord Loam's daughter and Crichton fall in love, but can only be together in the class-inverted society they create on the island; there are similar subplots. It's fairly amusing in a broad sort of way, but the moments that stick with you are the ones of sadness and regret. It's hard to imagine a modern rom-com having the bravery to serve up an ending as downbeat as this one. Probably works better as a comedy-drama, to be honest; does so rather well.
  
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