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The Blue Falcon by Robyn Carr
Product info: The flaxen-haired Chandra watched with love as de Corbney grew to manhood, his hair as black as deep night, his fierce blue eyes shining with the victories of the jousting fields that won him the name heralded throughout … Continue reading
Talking to Addison by Jenny Colgan
Synopsis: Holly is a frustrated florist who flees the houseshare from hell to move in with a motley crew of friends: there is Josh, a sexually confused merchant banker; Kate, a high-flying legal eagle with talons to match; and the … Continue reading
Posted in book review, chicklit, contemporary
Tagged a lot of bad language, jenny colgan, meh, not cute at all, sleazy heroine, stupid hero, talking to addison
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The Etruscan by Mika Waltari
Synopsis: Set in the 5th century BC it is the first person narration telling the story of Turms from Ephesus a.k.a Lars Turms. We meet Turms as a young man, an exile who, after burning the temple of Kybele in … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, book review, classic, fantasy, historical, philosophical
Tagged ancient Etruria, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, mika waltari, stupid hero, the etruscan
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