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 ~*Krissys Bookshelf Reviews*~
~*Krissys Bookshelf Reviews*~ rated it 9 years ago
A king and queen wage a war of wills in the third installment of Whitehall, an episodic royal tale full of true history and sensual intrigue, new from Serial Box Publishing.The honeymoon is over as Charles and Catherine cross swords over the matter of his sultry mistress. With her eye on a lofty pos...
 ~*Krissys Bookshelf Reviews*~
~*Krissys Bookshelf Reviews*~ rated it 9 years ago
Weddings, baptisms, and a birth make up a recipe for drama in the second installment of Whitehall, an episodic royal tale full of true history and sensual intrigue, new from Serial Box Publishing.Weddings and births are usually causes for celebration – but no joys are simple when a royal family is i...
 ~*Krissys Bookshelf Reviews*~
~*Krissys Bookshelf Reviews*~ rated it 9 years ago
England gets a new queen in the first episode of Whitehall, an episodic royal tale full of true history and sensual intrigue, new from Serial Box Publishing. Winds of change carry a young Portuguese princess towards her destiny as the sun rises on Whitehall. Sheltered but curious, Catherine of Braga...
By Singing Light
By Singing Light rated it 9 years ago
The third (and last?) in the Sarah Temperance series. I really liked all three of these, although perhaps the first one a bit more than the second two. I was hoping for a slightly stronger resolution here, but the story that we got is great.
By Singing Light
By Singing Light rated it 9 years ago
Second Sarah Tolerance book. I don’t think the mystery aspect is quite as strong with this one, but I loved reading about Sarah just as much. I also appreciate that Robins doesn’t give her instant or miraculous detecting abilities; it’s clear how much time and effort Sarah puts into her work.
By Singing Light
By Singing Light rated it 9 years ago
Alternate history Regency mystery. I read this a few years ago and didn’t quite enjoy it. But this time I loved it; loved Sarah and her integrity, her desire to do the right thing and also her mistakes and blind spots. Robins also writes about the London underworld without seeming gratuitous or voye...
Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it 12 years ago
Another rather entertaining read. Lady John is about a widow, the said Lady John who married her husband in Brussels during the war between the French and English and is now invited, by her husband's family, to come to England to meet with them. They're not sure who she is or what to make of her u...
Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it 12 years ago
Sarah investigates the murder of the husband of a woman, the woman is the prime suspect but there are many other possible culprits for the job. The more I read of Sarah the more I like her. She's a solid character who is likeable and you can see how the author has done her best to study the period...
Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it 12 years ago
In a alternative future close to when this story is written New York has a resurgence of creatures of myth and legend and a collapse of some buildings and normal. John Tietjen is out of the city when it happens but returns to try to find his family. Instead he finds creatures of myth and a very ch...
Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it 12 years ago
Interesting story about a woman in a world quite like ours but a little different which the author explains in a postscript. Sarah ran away with her brother's fencing master, when he dies she returns to London to live. Her aunt runs a brothel and Sarah finds space in a property she owns on the sit...
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