tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post8677720379320325279..comments2024-03-28T21:14:53.088-04:00Comments on MY READER'S BLOCK: Princess Elizabeth's SpyBev Hankinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-2692931300068411182021-01-14T04:55:06.564-05:002021-01-14T04:55:06.564-05:00I haven't read this series yet, but I do love ...I haven't read this series yet, but I do love the cover!Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-19834008884573523492021-01-04T15:27:08.980-05:002021-01-04T15:27:08.980-05:00I just read a book about Bletchley park for my fir...<br />I just read a book about Bletchley park for my first historical fiction. I haven't read Mr. Churchhill's Secretary yet, glad you mentioned that.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553212447308502910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-34695134685270858862021-01-03T11:52:02.411-05:002021-01-03T11:52:02.411-05:00CLM: No, I haven't tried that series. I have a...CLM: No, I haven't tried that series. I have also been reading C.S. Harris's series set in Regency England. Those are very good.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-565924650753556312021-01-03T00:22:13.766-05:002021-01-03T00:22:13.766-05:00I was very intrigued by the description but a frie...I was very intrigued by the description but a friend I trust said it was full of anachronisms that made her crazy. <br /><br />I find that with historical mysteries I lose patience with that type of sloppiness. I am actually in the process of reviewing a book for Publishers Weekly and it is set right after WWI and on page 2, the author used the word 'clueless' twice. Now, it might have been used casually during WWII but its current usage was not common until the mid 1980s. It shouldn't take a brain surgeon to avoid slang that is not contemporary!<br /><br />I am enjoying a series by Iona Whishaw that is set in Vancouver. Have you tried that?CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-11421806020884948472021-01-02T20:33:33.381-05:002021-01-02T20:33:33.381-05:00I'm glad to know it's not just me. I'v...I'm glad to know it's not just me. I've got a whole slew of these waiting on the TBR piles...I don't know how far I'll go with them, though.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-57459436127467160702021-01-02T15:28:41.739-05:002021-01-02T15:28:41.739-05:00I agree with you on these, Bev. I haven't con...I agree with you on these, Bev. I haven't continued on with the series. I also felt like I should like this series more than I did. I had read some really great reviews. I'll be interested to see what you think as you go on.Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351923715238237269noreply@blogger.com