I dithered about the rating of this one. In some ways I did enjoy this even more than the first book in the series, Mistress of the Art of Death. I loved the portraits of Henry II of England, his queen Eleanor of Aquitaine and his mistress the "Fair" Rosamund. In all those cases they are takes unlik...
I think I made a mistake thinking I could read this without reading the first book. No can do. It was interesting, but I didn't connect and I'm confused.Gonna try it again later...maybe? Idk when I'll have time to read the first book, or if I'll even remember. Shelving this as DNF.
I wish that Henry and Adelia had more interaction in this book. Franklin makes a good attempt at a mother's love vs. a professional and personal obsession in a murder investigation, though I wasn't particularly moved by it.Using the foreshadowing in the prologue made it fairly simple to figure out w...
I am really liking this series. I enjoy the cranky, smart, intrepid Adelia and her rag-tag motley crew of companions. I am overlooking what I feel are sensibilities that feel a tad too modern just because the plotting and pacing is brisk and entertaining.I am also really digging the way the author ...
Really 2.5 stars. I picked this book up at a library sale for fifty cents. Found it to be a fun summer read, if you consider fun murder and intrigue during the middle ages fun. While I enjoyed the story and the character's personalities, half a star deduction for predictability: the murderer was obv...
As with the first book, the first few chapters were slow going, but once I got further into it, I could not put it down. It was great being able to revisit these characters and the world they inhabit. All of Ms. Franklin's characters are vividly written and almost jump right off of the page at you...
Can't quite believe how quickly I got through this one. Didn't enjoy it quite so much as the first in the series, but it was very nice to reacquaint myself with the main characters. Looking forward to the third instalment.
Rating: 3.5* of fiveThis mystery novel is the second outing for Vesuvia Adelia Rachel Ortese Aguilar, Mistress of the Art of Death, in (reluctant) service to His Majesty Henry II Plantagenet, and based in and around Oxford.It's a fun book to read, and Adelia is fun to spend time with. She's a charac...
After reading The Mistress of the Art of Death I couldn't wait to start the next book--thank goodness I received it in the mail today from Paperspine!I wasn't disappointed with the second book in this series. Great story. Historical, intriguing, suspenseful. The main character, Adelia is a mediev...
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