pickI liked this, but I found it horribly depressing and sad. Normally I don‘t mind books like that, but it felt really heavy and I was kind of glad to be done so that I could move on to something else.
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pickI liked this, but I found it horribly depressing and sad. Normally I don‘t mind books like that, but it felt really heavy and I was kind of glad to be done so that I could move on to something else.
so-soThe true story of Marguerite is a 5/5. This novel is somewhat entertaining but the pace, the love story, and parts of the main character‘s internal dialogue didn‘t quite work for me. Other parts were great, so an uneven quality gives this a 3.5/5 rating from me.
pickFinished my #BookSpin book this afternoon with my furry reading buddies.
(Admittedly chores are only half done, but progressing… I have tomorrow as it is a bank holiday 😂)
It was a pretty good mystery, with some twists. The characters were interesting and the short history behind it interesting too!
I have read this however I needed to have a physical copy to complete the series because my SIL gave me the first book in the series a couple yrs ago for Christmas.
I love this series. It‘s not the greatest but it‘s just good.
pickI really liked this attempt to tell the story of Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir in her own words, for the most part. There were a few stylistic bits I disliked (the bits in italics), and some of the (one-sided) conversations between her and Agnar were a bit too long, but I loved the affection that grew up between them that was very obvious despite the way the story is told.
pick#OffMyShelf “Historical”
Not for the easily offended. Flashman is a terrible, amoral person. He‘s just incredibly lucky. Expelled from Rugby, he joins the army and ends up in Afghanistan, right in time for the first Anglo-Afghan war. I may continue with the series since Zelig-like, he is always at an interesting historical moment. The author is obviously a historian at heart. And I don‘t think the author endorses Flashman‘s behavior. Far from it.
