I really enjoyed this book! I loved the music research the author clearly did before writing, and having a music degree, I appreciated all the details she used, especially about the castrati. Also being a huge Mozart fan, I really liked the operatic parts of the book. I couldn't put it down, in ...
Disappointing. Wanted more mystery. The whole plot as to why she was running seemed lame and never explained in depth. The parallel story was interesting but overall I felt that the book never really takes off. I found myself two-thirds of how way done realizing I was a little bored and frustrate...
This is another of Louise Marley's intriguing time-travel stories, richly enhanced by her deep knowledge and love of classical music. A talented but unattractive (and ultimately dastardly) young woman pianist travels to 19th century Italy to eaves-drop on Brahms and Clara Shuman. Her emotional ne...
Sira, the newest and youngest Cantrix--one who plays healing music for the people of Neya--enthusiastically accepts an assignment to serve the Magister of the House of Bariken. She soon discovers that the Magister's house holds many secrets within its heart. A heart darker and more dangerous than...
I was predisposed to hate this book. Both the title and the cover screamed "Preachy New Age." I'm so glad I'm in a reading group, and we chose it, for this is one great read.The story and characters are much better than the background. This is science fiction without the science. The most importa...
She was as stubborn as a hruss refusing to leave its warm stable for the cold outside. His admiration swelled as he thought of the stories he had heard about her. He believed every word. He tried to close his mind to her. Zakri. Will you not forgive me for upsetting you? Fear made him furious. Ha...
Guard your thoughts and your deeds, and guard those of your wife and children. This is the charge of the One. —Twenty-second Homily, The Book of the Second Prophet In the dayroom of Qadir’s house, the circle pulled their chairs close and leaned together, veils fluttering in pastel layers like the...