tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post7900604303650336401..comments2024-01-02T00:48:13.255+00:00Comments on Rosario's Reading Journal: Catching up: two historicalsRosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-81405632266906491782014-04-06T08:16:48.003+01:002014-04-06T08:16:48.003+01:00Christine: I will do that. I really need to try to...Christine: I will do that. I really need to try to keep up with series, especially ones I really like, such as this one. I'm forever rereading stuff just to be able to read the latest in a series. <br /><br />I think you might be right about A Lady's Lesson in Scandal. I just told myself she was young enough that maybe she would still have all her teeth, and things like that, but I don't know how likely that actually is!Rosariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-84185669566669523002014-04-05T16:22:15.960+01:002014-04-05T16:22:15.960+01:00I also meant to comment about A Lady's Lesson ...I also meant to comment about A Lady's Lesson In Scandal. It really enjoyed this book and I think I would say it is my favorite amongst all the Duran books I have read (and I think I have read all except the newest which is sitting on my kindle). <br />I thought she did a good job of trying to portray how the working poor were living at the time. The only criticism I would have is that having grown up under those conditions it would take more than some meals and baths before she looked as good as her sister who was raised in wealth. Perhaps this is because I have been reading "Call The Midwife" which is set in the 1950's in London and poor people were still living not unlike they were in the 19th century. Rickets and other preventable diseases were still pretty common despite only needing a regular dose of sunlight to prevent it! Otherwise I really enjoyed this book and thought the hero and heroine were both great characters.Christinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-31335948407624148742014-04-05T16:14:59.260+01:002014-04-05T16:14:59.260+01:00It is funny how two people can read a book and get...It is funny how two people can read a book and get something entirely different from it. I saw you are interested in reading Adrian's story (The Black Hawk) which is excellent and I highly recommend! I would suggest either rereading or glancing through Spymasters Lady and reading My Lord And Spymaster first as he appears significantly in both and they give you a background on his life and the relationship in TBH. I think it will mean more and make a lot more sense if you do. Even though they were written out of order chronologically speaking, the chronological order is Forbidden Rose, Spymasters Lady, My Lord And Spymaster and The Black Hawk. Doyle and Adrian play parts in all the books.Christinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-11679823512474182062014-04-05T09:42:06.457+01:002014-04-05T09:42:06.457+01:00I think my problem was that I didn't understan...I think my problem was that I didn't understand Maggie the way I understood Annique. I didn't know why she was doing what she did. Funny how we feel exactly the opposite about them! Bourne is a really fantastic author!Rosariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-11699388916569649102014-04-03T23:32:55.283+01:002014-04-03T23:32:55.283+01:00It's funny because I feel the opposite about A...It's funny because I feel the opposite about Annique and Maggie. I felt that. Maggie was far more in control of her life and her decisions. Annique was a teenager and Marguerite an experienced woman who had organized and was running the entire ring of "sparrows." People admired Annique for her skills and beauty but they respected Maggie. Gray really was in control of Annique almost the entire time they were together and I felt there was a huge disparity in age and power. Maggie saves Doyle and is pretty much on to him from the get go. They are so evenly matched with each other in terms of brains and skills. While I love both books dearly I felt like Maggie had far more personality and sense of self while Annique was really a creation and tool of others. She had a lot of skills but I never really felt like I got to know her apart from what she did.Christinenoreply@blogger.com