Month: October 2015
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Book review: Garment of Shadows by Laurie King
Garment of Shadows by Laurie R. King My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Mary Russell mystery series is one of my favorite series. (I know–I say that a lot.) At the beginning of this one, which starts almost immediately after the previous book, “The Pirate King,” Mary Russell is suffering from amnesia and has…
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Book review: Time and Chance by Sharon Kay Penman
Time and Chance by Sharon Kay Penman My rating: 5 of 5 stars I rarely give 5 star ratings, but Sharon Penman’s novel on Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitane, and Thomas Becket deserves the rating and more. This is the second in the author’s Angevin series. And while I think no writer or historian can…
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Book review: On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle
On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is the first in the Coffeehouse Mysteries book series. I wish I could give half-stars as ratings because this book definitely deserves a 3.5 star rating. Clare Cosi is the manager of a niche coffeehouse who finds her assistant manager at the…