Musings on Romance
Sirius and I join forces at Dear Author today to review Flight of Magpies by KJ Charles. Tensions between Stephen’s duty to his friends and the justiciary, and Crane’s desire to leave England’s stodgy rules behind come to a head and there is a surprising development with the Magpie Lord’s signet ring.
Why I read it: I received a review copy from the publisher via NetGalley
What it’s about: (from Goodreads) For years he’d lived a lie. It was time to tell the truth…even if it cost him the woman he loved.
Ten years ago he was a boy, given the name Thomas Paxton and sent by Revolutionary France to infiltrate the British Intelligence Service. Now his sense of honor brings him back to London, alone and unarmed, to confess. But instead of facing the gallows, he’s given one last impossible assignment to prove his loyalty.
Lovely, lying, former French spy Camille Leyland is dragged from her safe rural obscurity by threats and blackmail. Dusting off her spy skills, she sets out to track down a ruthless French fanatic and rescue the innocent victim he’s holding—only to find an old colleague already on the case. Pax.
Old friendship turns to new love, and as Pax and Camille’s dark secrets loom up from the past, Pax is left with a choice—go rogue from the Service or lose Camille forever…
Warning: Series spoilers follow.
What worked for me (and what didn’t): Joanna Bourne writes such beautiful prose. I get lost in it from time to time. Fortunately, she uses the beautiful language to tell a good story as well. It would be a great pity for it to be otherwise.
I’m over at AudioGals reviewing The Black Hawk by Joanna Bourne, narrated by Kirsten Potter. It was nice to revisit the story on audio and relax into the nuance of it. I have no idea why Adrian’s shirt is undone on the cover though.
Sirius and I join forces at Dear Author today to review The Devil Lancer by Astrid Amara. It’s a paranormal queer romance set during the Crimean War. I wanted to like it more than I did.
I’m over at AudioGals with a review of Thunder and Roses by Mary Jo Putney, narrated by Peter Bishop. I thought the narration was average but the story brought back fond reading memories.
I’m at AudioGals today with a review of The Pirate Prince by Gaelen Foley, narrated by Elizabeth Wiley. I read this one some years ago and it was kind of fun to revisit it on audio. Full of cheese though – so be ye warned. Aarrrr.
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