Xian Li-Lin is a Daoist priestess in 19th century San Francisco. After the events of the first book of this series, Li-Lin has left her father’s temple after he disowned her, but she still tends to the dead. Which is why she’s brought the body of a young girl who was killed by a plant […]
The Girl with No Face – M. H. Boroson Read More »
I’ve been cycling through books recently – I’ve actually got three open books on the Kindle at the moment that I haven’t been able to keep attention on long enough to finish. (I’ll probably nope out on one by the end of the year, and another is a short story anthology that I’m really enjoying,
The Hermit of Eyton Forest – Ellis Peters Read More »
I have got to read this series more regularly – every time I come back to it, I enjoy it immensely, and then I wait forever to read the next book. I realized a while ago I’m basically hoarding the next books’ enjoyment, since it is a finite series. But is that really a good
The Potter’s Field – Ellis Peters Read More »
This was an interesting concept – a Roman Empire that never fell to the northern tribes, who eventually subjugated the Vikings, and was therefore able to use their ships to go to the New World in the 13th century. They send an army, but once there, it’s obliterated by the native population, leaving only the
Clash of Eagles – Alan Smale Read More »
I had to go find my review for the first book in this series, and I find I have the same complaint about this book as I had in the last. Lady Hardcastle and her maid Flo have retired to the English countryside after a life of adventure, and I’m just not getting enough stories
In the Market for Murder – T. E. Kinsey Read More »
Our story begins when a young man named Elave returns from the Holy Land, bringing back the body of his master, William of Lythwood. They’d left on pilgrimage a number of years ago. Elave had been the clerk for the Lythwood family, and while they’re sad that William is gone, they’re happy to see Elave
The Heretic’s Apprentice – Ellis Peters Read More »
It’s winter in Shrewsbury, and a particularly bad storm puts a hole in the roof of the Abbey. While the brothers are up fixing it, Brother Haluin falls from the roof. His injuries are grave, and they do not expect him to live. Because of this, he makes a confession that Brother Cadfael is there
The Confession of Brother Haluin – Ellis Peters Read More »
This is more of a novella – starting with a young widow purchasing a new house to get away from the memories of her dead husband. The house has been on the market for a while, because it’s supposedly haunted by the ghost of a young girl. Naturally, Clara sees the ghost. In trying to
A Spirited Manor – Kate Danley Read More »
I picked this one up for free because it was labeled a regency romance, and the plot seemed promising – young man is trying to save his family’s fortune, and encounters a young woman tangled up in the mess that may be able to help him. It’s not a bad book, but I can’t say
The Curiosity Keeper – Sarah E. Ladd Read More »
In this book, Jane is staying at her brother Edward’s estate in Kent (which he has because he was adopted by a wealthy, childless couple – this is real life detail). While there, they go to the races, where the wife of one of the other local landowners is found dead. Mrs. Grey had not
Jane and the Genius of the Place – Stephanie Barron Read More »
