"They say I'm mad and perhaps it's true. It is well known that lust brings madness and desperation and ruin. But upon my oath, I never meant any harm. All I wanted was to be happy, to love and to be loved in return, and for my life to count for something. That is not madness, is it?" So begins the s...
I never knew that...That is the way I should always start a review of a novel about a character I have only ever come across as a supporting actor in other stories. I knew nothing about Henriette Marie before reading this but I am certainly interested in learning more now. She is an interesting, if ...
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2 1/2 stars-I hate it when I have a love-hate relationship with a book. It makes deciding to keep reading or dump difficult. It also makes rating difficult. I’m going with 3 stars, but my real rating is like 2 ½ stars . I usually round up if I think a book is worth checking out and even though I fou...
Discarded from Tower Hamlets LibrariesOpening: November 1695They say I am mad and perhaps it's true.
Lovely book. Full review here, http://misfitandmom.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/lady-of-the-butterflies-by-fiona-mountain/
I wanted to like this more then I did. I found it a bit boring and a bit to long.
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