Christmastime in England - a time for passionate secrets, delicious whispers, and wicked-sweet gifts by the fire. From a spirited lady who sets out to save her rakish best friend from an unsuitable engagement, to a bold spy who gets the unexpected chance to win the woman he's always loved, to a vica...
A mixed-bag anthology, the featured authors, Mary Jo Putney and Jo Beverley contribute two excellent stories but then the quality goes downhill, roughly in the same order as the authors appear on the cover.
Jo Beverley's story is very good (4+ stars), Mary Jo Putney's and Anne Gracie's stories are pleasant enough but too short (3 stars), but Joanna Bourne's is very hard to follow (2 stars). Susan King's and Cara Elliott's stories are delightful, given the short format, and so are Nicola Cornick's and P...
Mischief and Mistletoe by Mary Jo Putney, Jo Beverley and 6 othersEach of the 6 stories is Christmas themed and about 50 pages long. Historical English at Christmas time, balls, huge festivities, plays,Stories tend to be a woman seeking a man that has crossed her life in earlier years, it's Christma...
I look forward to the October collections of Regency era Xmas stories. There aren't as many as there used to be, but Mischief & Mistletoe does help to fill the void. All the stories are well done, though I especially liked Jo Bourne's because I felt like I knew at least one of the characters.This co...
CELEBRITY DEATH MATCH REVIEW ONLYMacbeth v 1984A dark Cave. In the middle, a teapot boiling. Thunder. Enter Mona Ogg and her two accomplices. 1 WITCH. Thrice the branded wool has knotted. 2 WITCH. Thrice and once, the dropped stitch fled. 3 WITCH. Harpier cries:—'tis time! 'tis ti...
This review will be short and sweet. Though I liked and admired the characters (except the queen's OCD), I felt that this book would have been better as a biography. The characters never fully come alive and the side characters -the king, the servants, the siblings... never really become anything ...
A well-written historical novel about an intriguing woman who, through her Life as told by Turgot, a bishop who knew her personally, is one of those best known to us from the medieval period, Queen Hereafter tells the story of St. Margaret of Scotland. A Saxon princess who has spent part of her life...
Good historical fiction brings back to life the historical figures they portray. Queen Hereafter definitely qualifies as good historical fiction, as Ms. Fraser King brings Queen Margaret to life in this beautifully written tale of her life during the first few years of her reign. Crystal clear descr...
2.5 starts (average). Great idea for a book that was hampered by the first person narration. Lady Macbeth tells her own story but it is done without any real feeling and was rather cold. Full review here: http://shelfandstuff.blogspot.com/2009/10/lady-macbeth-by-susan-fraser-king.html
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