The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory
Finished up the 5th book in the Ice & Fire series only to find out that book 6 is probably 2 years away and book 7, well who knows. So… picked up “The Red Queen” because the description on the back cover made me think of Cersei (Queen of King’s Landing from Ice & Fire). And indeed… Margaret R. is definitely in the same vein of crazy. Or should I say “devout”. I’m finding that I enjoy historical fiction much more than I expected I would. It was any easy read… especially coming off my previous tomes — far few characters to keep track of. Gregory’s writing is smooth and you don’t get lost in the details. The only negative I would mention is the ending. It just kind of stops at the end of Margaret’s immediate story. I suppose, historically, I know that Henry Tudor was King, etc but I just thought the author would give a bit more. I may pick up some of her other books, not sure yet. Anyhoo… for a quick, enjoyable read in the historical fiction genre I recommend “The Red Queen” by Philippa Gregory.
So… now the quest begins for the next book. Suggestions ae welcome!
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A Song of Ice and Fire
Just finished reading the 4th book in George R.R. Martin’s ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ series. Book 5 should be here on Monday. It’s very well written and steeped in detail. The characters are well defined. I just don’t think I can give a review until I read book five because I need to know what happens to everyone. If you are looking for some weekend reading I highly recommend picking these up! I’ve not yet seen the HBO series based on the books but I am planning to check it out once I’ve finished.
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lost boy lost girl by Peter Straub
May be the best book of his career. ~ Stephen King
I should have passed this one over after seeing that pitch. I’ve never been able to get through anything of King’s and while I did finish this book I didn’t think much of it. Way too much back and forth narration with extremely poor transitions. The base story was somewhat interesting, I guess. Just really did not care for his writing style. Plus I think I would have liked a better ending. Short review, folks… cause it wasn’t a very good read in my opinion. Sorry, Peter, I won’t be picking up any of your other works.
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