Wars of the Roses: Trinity
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The brilliant retelling of the Wars of the Roses continues with Trinity, the second gripping...
The Hidden Face (Fifth Unmasking #1)
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A face without a face - an unmasking that leaves the mask. Once every few hundred years the sun...
Merissa (13159 KP) rated Tigana in Books
Dec 17, 2018
In so many ways similar to The Fionavar Tapestry series but so different too. A brief synopsis is that there has been a major battle between 2 wizards in which one of the wizard's sons dies. In revenge the wizard removes the name "Tigana" from the memories and vocabularies of its inhabitants so that eventually the name will die, just like his son did.
This story is so intricate and involved and it is not a clear black/white, good/evil book which is what makes it such a superb read. Everything about is well written, from the villains to the locations to the history that you are given.
This book is bittersweet and poignant and I'll leave it to you to see if there is a happy ending.
Certainly classed as a classic by me and a firm favourite.
Three Days and a Life
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Antoine is twelve years old. His parents are divorced and he lives with his mother in Beauval, a...
Fanning Fireflies (The Limerent Series #3)
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There is something rotting in Harrisville. It's 1944 and Veronica works so she can afford to eat....
Historical Supernatural Romance
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2393 KP) rated No Way Home in Books
Mar 6, 2021
However, her hopes of being involved in the investigation get sidelined when her best friend, Rose, demands Zoe’s help. Rose’s son has disappeared in the New Mexico desert, and the police think he is a person of interest in a murder. So Zoe joins Rose in New Mexico. Can she help find Logan and figure out what really happened?
Since this series really has two main characters, Zoe and police chief Pete Adams, we are able to follow the progress on both cases even though Zoe is a thousand miles from home. However, that makes the beginning of the book slow since, just as one story is picking up the pace, we have to slow down for the other to be set up. My patience was rewarded with a satisfying resolution and several tense scenes. The divided focus keep some of the supporting players a bit thinner than they might otherwise be, although Zoe and Pete are still as sharp as ever. Since Zoe is a paramedic and deputy coroner, this series is a bit darker than my usual choices. As long as you expect a more traditional mystery when you pick it up, you’ll be fine. This is not the book to jump into the series with, but fans will certainly be glad they read it.
The Bertie Project
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Once more, we catch up with the delightful goings-on in the fictitious 44 Scotland Street from...
Killer on the Court
Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran
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Jessica Fletcher’s sunny beach vacation with her nephew’s family takes a dark turn in this new...
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2393 KP) rated The Chocolate Falcon Fraud (A Chocoholic Mystery, #15) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
The book starts off with a bang and never really lets up until we reach the end. When we do get answers, they just leave us with more questions. The characters are in top notch form, and I think we get to know Lee a bit better over the course of this book. This series is always light and fun, and this book is no exception.
NOTE: I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2015/11/book-review-chocolate-falcon-fraud-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd (Flavia de Luce, #8)
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CURIOUSITY WON'T KILL THIS CAT... Twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce is back at Buckshaw at last, but...
Book series mystery female lead