tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post6895284557135685930..comments2024-01-02T00:48:13.255+00:00Comments on Rosario's Reading Journal: The Janus Stone, by Elly GriffithsRosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-55881727511848523582014-12-10T19:52:26.988+00:002014-12-10T19:52:26.988+00:00Yep, what you said. I think I might like the myste...Yep, what you said. I think I might like the mysteries a bit better than you (the setups compensate a bit for what -I agree- is an overreliance on coincidence), but agree completely on the characters. I think I might keep reading and try the next one, but I will very definitely not be reading for the romance!Rosariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-89681194955985781082014-12-08T15:51:40.008+00:002014-12-08T15:51:40.008+00:00I gave up after book four, I think. On the one han...I gave up after book four, I think. On the one hand, the personal problems and personalities of both Ruth and Harry seem quite realistic. Ruth's later struggles with being a new mother also rang true, and yes, Harry is definitely in the how-do-I-not-get-caught column. There is great and sincere conflict once the baby arrives in a later book.<br /><br />The problem, imo, has always been the mystery or crime, relying too much on coincidence and really obscure information that plays into the coincidences, followed by the inevitable rescue of Ruth. And in the personal sense, none of the main characters are bad people, but there is a sadness and sordidness about the whole thing. It happens, true, but I'm not sure how much I want to read it. Darlynnenoreply@blogger.com