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The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton
“That’s the problem with summoning demons, you see. Sooner or later somebody else raises them against you.” Readers who enjoyed Stuart Turton’s previous novel will probably find The Devil and the Dark Water to be a far more captivating read than I did. While I personally was not enamoured by The Seven Deaths of Evelyn…
17th century, 2.5 STARS, 3rd pov, British author, cat and mouse, curses, DETECTIVE, HISTORICAL FICTION, Indonesia, ISLAND, male authors, MURDER, MYSTERY, mystery puzzle, netgalley, Netherlands, published in 2020, read in 2020, sea, ship, Stuart Turton, SUSPENSE, The Devil and the Dark Water, THRILLER, voyage -
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas — book reviews
While I understand historical context and I am quite able to appreciate classics without wanting them to reflect ‘modern’ sensibilities, I have 0 patience for books that glorify rapists. SPOILERS BELOW I don’t mind reading books about terrible people. I read Nabokov’s infamous Lolita and Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley. I enjoy books by Agatha…
1 STAR, 17th century, adventure, Alexandre Dumas, big books, BOOK REVIEWS, books i hate, CLASSICS, drama, duels, FRANCE, FRENCH, French author, friendships, heroes, HISTORICAL FICTION, horrible friends, male authors, MELODRAMA, men who do not seem to know how to write women, musketeers, political intrigue, problematic, published in 1844, rape, read in 2020, sexual assault/abuse/rape, story within a story, The Three Musketeers, TRANSLATED FICTION -
HIS MAJESTY’S DRAGON: BOOK REVIEW
His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik ★★★✰✰ 2.5 stars of 5 stars You would think that dragons + the Napoleonic Wars = entertaining story . . . yet His Majesty’s Dragon managed to be consistently boring. I was expecting something in the vein of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell and Sorcerer to the Crown but…
17th century, 2.5 STARS, 3rd pov, adventure, alternate history, AMERICAN AUTHOR, DRAGONS, england, FANTASY, FANTASY OF MANNERS, favourite authors, female authors, FRANCE, His Majesty’s Dragon, HISTORICAL FICTION, magic school, Naomi Novik, Napoleonic Wars, political intrigue, published in 2009, READ IN 2019, Temeraire, war -
Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Le Fanu, who to his own discontent was proclaimed as being ‘the Irish Wilkie Collins’, is celebrated for having written one of the first vampire stories. One of the most discussed aspect of ‘Carmilla’ is not the vampirism itself as much as the fact that both the vampire and the victims are female. I was…
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