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Kelli Stanley is a troublemaker, because she has two series going and neither one of them comes along fast enough to make me happy.
Nox Dormienda was a fave of mine a couple of years ago, so I was very happy to see The Curse Maker come along to continue the adventures of Arcturus.
Kelli does a wonderful job of blending a noir sensibility with the classical historic setting of the Arcturus tales. The mystery is rich and engaging, the characters damaged, the sense of place enthralling. This one is a winner.
Now off to pine for the next Miranda Corbie tale from Kelli.
In Lady Emily's latest outing, the mood is haunted, the mystery Jamesian in its psychological twists and turns. As with the previous books, we see Lady Emily in a new setting, as she and husband Colin Hargreaves visit Colin's mother in Normandy. We also see a new side of Lady Emily's character, one in which she must face her own interior darkness and question her own understanding of her world. Dangerous To Know is gripping, enchanting, at times alarming, and ultimately enthralling. Tasha Alexander captivates us again!
I want Courtney's brain. (No, not like that.) Perhaps better to say I want her mind. Who wouldn't?— so brilliant and funny and talented she is.
Here we are, Courtney's third offering, and she simply gets better and better. Many others have spoken eloquently in reviews of Fall For Anything, so I will say simply this: read it. Elegant, achingly beautiful and breathless in its razor balance of grief and passion, laugh out loud funny one moment, a throat punch to the soul the next. I love it. Love. It.
Five, ten, twenty years from now—if there is any justice in this universe—we'll be talking about Courtney Summers the way we talk about the likes of Judy Blume.
Excellent voice in this fascinating and entertaining tale of politics and murder the dawn of democracy. I found this book wry, intelligent, and fun, with a rich cast of characters and an intriguing, multilayered mystery. Corby does a great job of elucidating the differences—often quite strange—between classical Greek culture and our contemporary world without ever falling into excessive exposition. The world of ancient Athens is alive and vibrant in this pages. I look forward to the further adventures of Nicolaos and Diotima.
No Roads Lead To Rome is clever and enchanting, full of wry wit and charming characters. Gompertz offers up one clever turn of phrase after another in telling his story set in an out-of-the-way corner of the Roman Empire in the second century A.D., but what kept me reading were the odd and interesting figures who people his tale.
Particularly engaging were the characters Valerius and Severus, detached centurion and his apparently hapless yet intelligent conscript. Their relationship develops as they travel together through Spain, across the Pyrenees into Gaul, and back again in service or in spite of multiple conflicting conspiracies. Yet Rufius, newly minted governor of recalcitrant Hispania provides his share of humor and pathos as he attempts to gain control of both his province and his truculent staff.
I found No Roads Lead To Road a pleasure, and recommend it without hesitation.
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The Curse-Maker by Kelli Stanley
Bill C, March 21, 2011
Kelli Stanley is a troublemaker, because she has two series going and neither one of them comes along fast enough to make me happy.Nox Dormienda was a fave of mine a couple of years ago, so I was very happy to see The Curse Maker come along to continue the adventures of Arcturus.
Kelli does a wonderful job of blending a noir sensibility with the classical historic setting of the Arcturus tales. The mystery is rich and engaging, the characters damaged, the sense of place enthralling. This one is a winner.
Now off to pine for the next Miranda Corbie tale from Kelli.
Dangerous to Know (Lady Emily Mysteries) by Tasha Alexander
Bill C, January 14, 2011
In Lady Emily's latest outing, the mood is haunted, the mystery Jamesian in its psychological twists and turns. As with the previous books, we see Lady Emily in a new setting, as she and husband Colin Hargreaves visit Colin's mother in Normandy. We also see a new side of Lady Emily's character, one in which she must face her own interior darkness and question her own understanding of her world. Dangerous To Know is gripping, enchanting, at times alarming, and ultimately enthralling. Tasha Alexander captivates us again!Fall for Anything by Courtney Summers
Bill C, December 21, 2010
I want Courtney's brain. (No, not like that.) Perhaps better to say I want her mind. Who wouldn't?— so brilliant and funny and talented she is.Here we are, Courtney's third offering, and she simply gets better and better. Many others have spoken eloquently in reviews of Fall For Anything, so I will say simply this: read it. Elegant, achingly beautiful and breathless in its razor balance of grief and passion, laugh out loud funny one moment, a throat punch to the soul the next. I love it. Love. It.
Five, ten, twenty years from now—if there is any justice in this universe—we'll be talking about Courtney Summers the way we talk about the likes of Judy Blume.
The Pericles Commission by Gary Corby
Bill C, December 5, 2010
Excellent voice in this fascinating and entertaining tale of politics and murder the dawn of democracy. I found this book wry, intelligent, and fun, with a rich cast of characters and an intriguing, multilayered mystery. Corby does a great job of elucidating the differences—often quite strange—between classical Greek culture and our contemporary world without ever falling into excessive exposition. The world of ancient Athens is alive and vibrant in this pages. I look forward to the further adventures of Nicolaos and Diotima.No Roads Lead to Rome by R. S. Gompertz
Bill C, November 6, 2010
No Roads Lead To Rome is clever and enchanting, full of wry wit and charming characters. Gompertz offers up one clever turn of phrase after another in telling his story set in an out-of-the-way corner of the Roman Empire in the second century A.D., but what kept me reading were the odd and interesting figures who people his tale.Particularly engaging were the characters Valerius and Severus, detached centurion and his apparently hapless yet intelligent conscript. Their relationship develops as they travel together through Spain, across the Pyrenees into Gaul, and back again in service or in spite of multiple conflicting conspiracies. Yet Rufius, newly minted governor of recalcitrant Hispania provides his share of humor and pathos as he attempts to gain control of both his province and his truculent staff.
I found No Roads Lead To Road a pleasure, and recommend it without hesitation.
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