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katiegilley
I actually started this one a couple of years ago and only got about 250 pages into it. I picked it up again the other day and became enthralled.returnreturnAdventure, love, legend - this book has a lot going for it. Dracula has taken one of our academic friends and we're on hot pursuit to find him. The strengths of this book is that I truly felt like a fellow academic, chugging through the hills of Europe on a train and burrowing in medieval libraries and museums looking for clues. The weakness (for me) was that at times it felt a little tedious - the research of these academics was thorough and I'm not a researcher.returnreturnIn all - good fun, worth the dry spots, and 4 stars.
This was French's follow up to In the Woods. It centers around Cassie Maddox, an investigator who is now working in the Domestic Violence unit in a police station in Ireland. One morning, she gets an hysterical call from her boyfriend who is asking her to come to a Murder crime scene. At the scene, she finds the body of a young woman who looks disturbingly like her and her ID says that she's Lexie Maddison - a cover that belonged to Cassie when she worked undercover. Cassie is asked to step into "Lexie's" life as an undercover agent to gain information about Lexie's life and who could possibly be the killer.returnreturnLexie is living with 4 other college students, all postgrads in English, in a large, crumbling house. Her housemates are all quite interesting and it was fascinating to watch their stories unfold. This was another great summer read!
2021 thoughts:
“That’s what I love about reading: one tiny thing will interest you in a book, and that tiny thing will lead you to another book, and another bit there will lead you onto a third book. It’s geometrically progressive – all with no end in sight, and for no other reason than sheer enjoyment.”
I read this book in 2009, but it was time for a re-read. This time, I listened on audio and it was positively delightful. I’d forgotten how many characters were featured in the book because I’d gotten so used to the movie on Netflix! This book is everything I love: post WWII England, tea, flowers, books, and writing. It’s a true book lover’s book and I was walking on air for days after finishing it.
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2009 thoughts:
Another book set in Europe right after WWII. The main character, Juliet, is contacted by a man who lives in Guernsey (an island in the English Channel) that has read a book previously owned by Juliet. His request is a modest one: does she know of any other books by this beloved author? It begins a wonderful friendship between the two and she begins receiving letters from others on this picturesque island, as she is researching topics for a book and becomes fascinated with their lives during the German Occupation of WWII.
The book is written in letters so it has many natural stopping places, which was just the ticket for this mojo-less reader, but the world created is so interesting and the characters are downright lovable. If you haven't read it yet, then please do!
“That’s what I love about reading: one tiny thing will interest you in a book, and that tiny thing will lead you to another book, and another bit there will lead you onto a third book. It’s geometrically progressive – all with no end in sight, and for no other reason than sheer enjoyment.”
I read this book in 2009, but it was time for a re-read. This time, I listened on audio and it was positively delightful. I’d forgotten how many characters were featured in the book because I’d gotten so used to the movie on Netflix! This book is everything I love: post WWII England, tea, flowers, books, and writing. It’s a true book lover’s book and I was walking on air for days after finishing it.
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2009 thoughts:
Another book set in Europe right after WWII. The main character, Juliet, is contacted by a man who lives in Guernsey (an island in the English Channel) that has read a book previously owned by Juliet. His request is a modest one: does she know of any other books by this beloved author? It begins a wonderful friendship between the two and she begins receiving letters from others on this picturesque island, as she is researching topics for a book and becomes fascinated with their lives during the German Occupation of WWII.
The book is written in letters so it has many natural stopping places, which was just the ticket for this mojo-less reader, but the world created is so interesting and the characters are downright lovable. If you haven't read it yet, then please do!
