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Elizabeth in the Garden by Trea Martyn – Review
Elizabeth in the Garden by Trea Martyn
No TagIn August 1572, accompanied by her court, including her Lord Treasurer, William Cecil, Elizabeth I arrived at Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire for a state visit of five days. She had granted this to her favourite, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, 12 years earlier, and Dudley had spent a fortune on beautifying his new property in preparation, especially the garden: for the Queen’s visit he created new flower-beds in swirling patterns.
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Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder – Review
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Inside Out (Harlequin Teen) by Maria V. Snyder Trella is a scrub, just one of the thousands packed in like sardines in the lower levels who keep Inside clean. Because of her penchant for roaming the miles of pipes around Inside to steal moments of peace for herself, Trella is known as Queen of the
The Given Day by Dennis Lehane – Review
about 1 year ago - 1 comment
The Given Day: A Novel by Dennis Lehane Lehane’s movie connections are occasionally a bit too visible. Parts of the dialogue appear to owe more to modern Hollywood than to 1918-9 Boston. Both Luther and Danny can sometimes seem excessively heroic. Strictly judged, the personal endings are perhaps too neatly happy – although I can’t
The Queen of Stone by Keith Baker – Review
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The Queen of Stone: Thorn of Breland by Keith Baker ‘The Queen of Stone’ was an odd one for me. It wasn’t badly written as such, it just never really got going. Fans of Keith Baker (or the Eberron books in general) may end up getting a lot out of ‘The Queen of Stone’, this
Quiver by Peter Leonard – Review
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Quiver by Peter Leonard The author is the son of legendary crime writer Elmore Leonard – about as impressive a launch pad as you can get. Like many of his father’s books, this one is set in Detroit, and has a suitably varied cast of creepy bad guys plus a feisty heroine. Kate McCall is
Bewitching Season by Marissa Doyle – Review
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Bewitching Season by Marissa Doyle Living in 1827 London, twin sisters Persy and Pen Leland are beginning their first season out in society. They are wealthy, loved by family, AND… witches! Their beloved governess, Miss Allardyce disappears at the same time they meet a strange gentleman with odd eyes. Is Miss Allardyce attending to an
The First Person and other stories by Ali Smith – Review
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The First Person and Other Stories by Ali Smith Ali Smith writes mainly about love – and the stories lovers tell, forget, hold on to and take over. She refers frequently to the mechanics of storytelling; never to the mechanics of sex. Names of characters are used more sparingly than the language of officialdom. A
The Believers by Zoë Heller – Review
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Believers by Zoë Heller Much fiction passes the time pleasantly enough, but when you turn the final page you’re not sure what you’re left with. You could have passed that time as agreeably with another book instead. By contrast, The Believers is profoundly satisfying. No other novel would readily stand in its stead. In her