I am slightly embarrassed to admit that I enjoyed this book, as evidenced by my haste to finish and move on to the next. I actually started reading Shadow of night not realising it was a trilogy, I was interested in the historical characters like Sir Walter Raleigh and Christopher Marlowe and it...
This book becomes definitely historical fiction in tone, departing from the mystery of Book 1. The main characters travel to Elizabethan England and Prague to track down a manuscript. Still filled with vampires, witches, & daemons, the story describes life at that time while offering clues to mod...
A less-skilled Diana Gabaldon meets a more mature Stephanie Meyer. I've read witch / vampire / paranormal books before and expected this one to be similar - fast-pace, cut to the chase type - but it's not. Which is ok but takes some time to get used to - about 150 pages.Also, the characters fel...
I lifted the lid on the teapot and drank in its malty aroma, sighing happily. I’d been craving tea and cake ever since our unexpected meeting with Linda Crosby at the Blackfriars. Hamish, who was a breakfast regular there, had commandeered a large table at the bustling Pic...