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A prequel novella to Dawson's HMRC series.
It's an alternate historical fantasy based on the historical figures of Anne Boleyn and her ladies-in-waiting.
The story didn't grip me like the other books in the series. It wasn't just the usual depiction of promiscuous Anne or Anne the witch that didn't sit well with me, what pulled me out of the story most often were the anachronisms used ⬇️
2.5/5 stars
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The mage of mages and a queen's guard decide, after years of a secret relationship, to run away together and open a tea/book shop in a small town. So far so Legends&Latte + Bookshops&Bonedust.
The novel finds its feet around 40%, when secondary characters have been introduced and a quest seems to come up.
There is potential for a series and I'm looking forward to it.
Low pick
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so-soOut already
Debut SF novel with a bit of romance. Unique cultural approach: Korea is the leading nation for space exploration.
Found family, enemies-to-lovers(?), cliffhanger ending.
Nothing much happens in the first 3/4 of the book, unfortunately. Secondary characters are mere plot devices and can only be distinguished by their quirks.
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so-soNot saying it's a pan, but it's definitely not a pick.
The Colorado Rockies, a billionaire with a vision to de-extinct the large animals from the pleistocene period and making them the attraction of his lodge and camping resort. What could possibly go wrong?
If you liked Jurassic Park, think of this as the low budget version where two gruesome murders lead to an investigation with ice-age creatures in the background.⬇️
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Of course, Mr Preston, of course.
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pickA small island. About 125 inhabitants. One is found dead. It could have been any inhabitant. Because everyone's memory of the night had been erased including the AI's who was the only one capable of doing so.
The murder collapsed the barrier keeping the island safe. If the villagers can't find the murderer and get the AI to raise the barrier again they'll all die. It's a race against time, they have less than two days.
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pickDemoted to a small dark office in the basement of the bank in Baker Street, Harry now has to answer letters sent to Sherlock Holmes. She comes across a letter from her home village and decides to not only write back as assistant to Mr Holmes, but to investigate herself. Of course she finds the missing maid, but also much more.
A short cosy mystery. Perfect palate cleanser.
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Proper #EasterCrime reading: Sherlock - A Study in Pink & the tagged #ARC
@Leniverse
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so-soOdile lives in an unnamed valley close to a lake. East of the valley is the exact same valley, just 20 years in the future. West of the lake is 20 years in the past. Citizens can petition to visit the valley to the East or West under special circumstances and after consideration and under strict security conditions by the Conceil.
Odile notices such visitors one day after school and identifies who they are, and by that... ⬇️
I think it's my lucky day. Was approved for both books 🥳🥳🥳
Perfect for the upcoming #MarvellousMarch #readathon. I'll start early, @Andrew65, hope it's okay. 😉
All in all an interesting prequel, but it didn't add depth or important information to the existing/contemporary storyline. 2w