Saturday, April 25, 2009

Justice Hall by Laurie R. King

Justice Hall (Mary Russell Series, #6) Justice Hall by Laurie R. King


My review


rating: 5 of 5 stars
This story starts 24 hours after the last book in the series, The Moor ended, but we revisit characters from an earlier book that I haven't read yet.



These books are all so exciting I have a hard time putting them down. In this installment Mary Russell and her husband Sherlock Holmes head to an old friends estate to try and persuade his cousin to go back to Palestine with him and leave the Earldom to the next generation. You quickly realize all is not as it seems as "accidents" soon take on a sinister tone.



Murder, intrigue, fake heirs, and King Tut fancy dress balls all make a fascinating mystery.


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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Ireland

Ireland: A Novel Ireland: A Novel by Frank Delaney


My review


rating: 5 of 5 stars
I so loved the first half of this book. A boy and his family are visited by a wandering storyteller in Ireland. (It was in the early 50's, I think...).



You are told the most amazing stories about Ireland. I was totally enthralled. After the storyteller is sent away by the boys mother it becomes this boys quest to find him again. And to collect his stories. It was very emotional and exciting.



And then the tone changed. As the boy grew older I began to care less about him. I am not sure why. When he goes away to college he has an absolutely disgusting professor that he loves. UGH.



The ending however was great. I don't want to give anything away, so I will just leave it at that!


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