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Very predictable. I saw every "twist" coming.
But it was a nice bit of fluff.
It is part of a series. I would like to check out more.
But it was a nice bit of fluff.
It is part of a series. I would like to check out more.
Early Candlelight by Maud Hart Lovelace
Apr. 19th, 2015 07:39 pmA wonderful charming story of the early days at Fort Snelling.
Jasper couldn't see how Major Boyles could be unhappy with Eva. Eva is perfect. Always perfectly dressed, home always perfect, always the proper lady. I could, that kind of perfection can be hard to live with.
Jasper couldn't see how Major Boyles could be unhappy with Eva. Eva is perfect. Always perfectly dressed, home always perfect, always the proper lady. I could, that kind of perfection can be hard to live with.
Highland Troth by Willa Blair
Mar. 31st, 2015 06:24 pmI really enjoyed this book. I'm not sure if Caitrin's "gift" really added much to the story.
It is the 3rd in a series. There were references to things I didn't know about. But it stands well on its own. I would like to go back and read the previous book.
It is the 3rd in a series. There were references to things I didn't know about. But it stands well on its own. I would like to go back and read the previous book.
A very good Medival mystery. It does a good job of making that time come alive.
A Lady Risks All
Mar. 2nd, 2014 04:50 pmFirst the good:
It is very well written. It was interesting to learn about John Thurston and the introduction of the "run" style of pool.
The bad:
It is hard to feel sympathy for Mercedes. She is just as amoral as her father. Greer wants to get her away from her father. Greer hates the way her father uses people. But Mercedes uses people too. She has no problem cheating, throwing a game to win a bet, and hustling her friend's husband. Greer realizes she had been using him. He has a problem with her father violating what Greer considers morally correct. But Greer isn't bothered by the fact that Mercedes is just like her father. What because she is beautiful and sexy it is okay for her to take advantage of people? Greer decides he will only play a fair games, but he doesn't ask the same of her Mercedes. She show no concern, sympathy or guilt for the people she takes advantage of. I kept hoping she would be forced to see the damage she had done and work to change.
It is very well written. It was interesting to learn about John Thurston and the introduction of the "run" style of pool.
The bad:
It is hard to feel sympathy for Mercedes. She is just as amoral as her father. Greer wants to get her away from her father. Greer hates the way her father uses people. But Mercedes uses people too. She has no problem cheating, throwing a game to win a bet, and hustling her friend's husband. Greer realizes she had been using him. He has a problem with her father violating what Greer considers morally correct. But Greer isn't bothered by the fact that Mercedes is just like her father. What because she is beautiful and sexy it is okay for her to take advantage of people? Greer decides he will only play a fair games, but he doesn't ask the same of her Mercedes. She show no concern, sympathy or guilt for the people she takes advantage of. I kept hoping she would be forced to see the damage she had done and work to change.
The King's Nun by Catherine Monroe
Jun. 2nd, 2013 08:11 pmCharlemagne & Amelia are very interesting people who deserve a better book.
There wasn't enough interaction between Charlemagne and Amelia. His falling in love with her happened too quickly.
I liked the portrayal of the villagers. They mixed the old faith with the new. They didn't see the problem with calling the old mother earth goddess - Mary. Because that is what the church did. It "Christianized" the old pagan rites, festivals and tradition. It didn't teach them that they had to abandon the old ways jut changed them with new names.
And of course she met a wise tolerant Jew.
In the book Charlemagne is king and Amelia is a young novice. The kings grown son has rebelled and he ask's Ameilia for advise. He is older than her in the book
According to the Catholic encyclopedia:
A virgin, very much revered in Belgium, who is said to have been sought in marriage by Charles, afterwards Charlemagne. Continually repulsed, Charles finally attempted to carry her off by force, but though he broke her arm in the struggle he was unable to move her from the altar before which she had prostrated herself. The royal lover was forced to abandon his suit, and left her in peace. Many miracles are attributed to her, among others the cure of Charles, who was stricken with illness because of the rudeness with which he had treated the saint. She died 10 July, in her thirty-first year, five years after Charles had ascended the throne.
They were about the same age, and Charles was not king at the time. A very different relationship than that of the book. She would have been dead by the time Pepin revolted
There wasn't enough interaction between Charlemagne and Amelia. His falling in love with her happened too quickly.
I liked the portrayal of the villagers. They mixed the old faith with the new. They didn't see the problem with calling the old mother earth goddess - Mary. Because that is what the church did. It "Christianized" the old pagan rites, festivals and tradition. It didn't teach them that they had to abandon the old ways jut changed them with new names.
And of course she met a wise tolerant Jew.
In the book Charlemagne is king and Amelia is a young novice. The kings grown son has rebelled and he ask's Ameilia for advise. He is older than her in the book
According to the Catholic encyclopedia:
A virgin, very much revered in Belgium, who is said to have been sought in marriage by Charles, afterwards Charlemagne. Continually repulsed, Charles finally attempted to carry her off by force, but though he broke her arm in the struggle he was unable to move her from the altar before which she had prostrated herself. The royal lover was forced to abandon his suit, and left her in peace. Many miracles are attributed to her, among others the cure of Charles, who was stricken with illness because of the rudeness with which he had treated the saint. She died 10 July, in her thirty-first year, five years after Charles had ascended the throne.
They were about the same age, and Charles was not king at the time. A very different relationship than that of the book. She would have been dead by the time Pepin revolted
