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David McK (3649 KP) rated Sharpe's Storm (Richard Sharpe #19) in Books

Nov 9, 2025  
Sharpe's Storm (Richard Sharpe #19)
Sharpe's Storm (Richard Sharpe #19)
Bernard Cornwell | 2025
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Most Sharpe novels, somewhere in the authors notes towards the end, has six words:

"Sharpe and Harper will march again"

This one doesn't.

Indeed, in said authors notes Bernard Cornwell even says himself he cannot promise that there will be any more of the Sharpe novels: whilst he doesn't mention this, he himself is now getting on a bit, now (at the date of publication) in his 80s.

So it's understandable, especially with the publication of this delayed by over a year.

Anyway, this is set in between the times of 'Sharpe's Regiment' and 'Sharpe's Siege', as the British forces under Wellington are in the early stages of the invasion of France.

River crossings are a tricky proposition.

The Battle of the Nive, of which this is largely about, being one such.

If it is the last Sharpe novel, I'll miss reading these.
  
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ClareR (6037 KP) rated Good Dirt in Books

Nov 23, 2025  
Good Dirt
Good Dirt
Charmaine Wilkerson | 2025 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry, Mystery
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Good Dirt is the story of a family tragedy and how it shapes the lives of the remaining family. The timeline is a bit all over the place: Ebby’s flight to France after her fiancé doesn’t turn up to their lavish wedding in the present, the house intrusion in the present past, Ebby’s family history in the distant past (Africa, slavery and escape). Now, I’m a fan of multiple timelines, but these were a bit too disjointed, and it did require a bit of concentration (especially on a dog walk). This may well be a different experience if you read the book, but I struggled a bit, and had to keep checking chapter headings and rewinding now and again. Perhaps this was just the wrong time to listen to it. I did like the story, though.