Laura
This was a pretty good book, but I thought the surprise twist that gave a happy ending was unnecessary.
More of a 2.5 star rating. I'm getting tired of Lady Emily's moping around and feeling that everyone is against her. Also, the villian's motive seemed to come out of nowhere. Still, this book was better than the previous one in the series, Tears of Pearl.
A book with Isaac Asimov as one of the characters? Oh yeah!
It was fun to read as a novelty, but the actual story and writing style were not very good.
I read the first 50 pages and was bored, skimmed through the next 150 pages and was still bored, and then just gave up on the book. I've got better things to read.
I just could not get into this book–the author uses far too many unnecessary adjectives and forced metaphors.
I was looking forward to reading this book for so long, and then...it turned out to be rather disappointing. The writing style was cumbersome and hard to follow (e.g., just who does “he” refer to?). The word that best describes this book? Pretentious.
Hmmm...This book was mildly entertaining, but nowhere nearly as fun as “Angels and Demons” or “The Davinci Code”. Maybe it's the fact that the story is set in Washington, D.C. rather than Rome or Paris, or perhaps it's because the central mystery involves Freemasonry instead of more specifically Christian themes, but I found myself saying, “Eh, who cares?”
It was OK, but not as good as the first book in this series. Plus, my e-reader had problems displaying the text, so it took me a very long time to read.
If you've always wanted to read a romance starring Edith and Woodrow Wilson, then here you go.
This was a slow read. I found it hard to get into the lives of these unhappy people, who stay unhappy for their entire lives.
A novelization of the first three episodes of “The Empress” from Netflix. Better on TV than on the page.
If I could give this book negative stars, I would give it -100. Did not finish because it was ultra-stupid.
I should just avoid vampire books because apparently I don't appreciate them the way they want to be.
Reading this was like listening to someone who is very knowledgeable about a very specific topic ramble on and on about that topic as you nod politely while thinking about something else.
I think the author should have used the word “counterscarp” more often, because seeing it multiple times on a page was not enough.
Another supernatural/conspiracy thriller in the “DaVinci Code” vein, except this one revolves around....tarot cards? Ho hum. That's not nearly as intriguing a premise as the “DaVinci Code”. Still, it was an enjoyable read and although it's 500+ pages, it went quickly.