Anne

If it weren't for the salty language

Revisado: 08-22-24

This would have been a great book. It is fairly thorough, explains nicely, but the crude language was seriously distracting; I gave it several hours before I gave up. Just because the author thinks it's witty does not make rude language clever or amusing.

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Dissappointing, choose another title

Revisado: 02-01-20

I enjoyed the author's first book, but this was just stupid after a while. There is very little drama, and quite a bit of cliche with the "writer" character "channeling" her characters and story and spending a lot of time fretting about how she seems to know things that can be verified historically. 6 hours in I still couldn't figure out what the main conflict was supposed to be and gave up; it probably isn't going to turn out well for either the historical heroine the writer character is using to tell her story or the writer herself. I finally concluded I would save myself the last 9 hours and find a better book.

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Intriguing

Revisado: 02-01-20

If you like archeology, but also like novels, this is a intriguing book. The dig in question focuses on a Roman Briton era that is not particularly well known, but the major part of the story is in the present with some interesting links.

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Even non-scientists are going to like this

Revisado: 02-01-20

This started out looking like it might be a review of modern pandemics such as Ebola and SARS, but added in great explanations about why viruses are so challenging and what our governments and medical teams really have to tackle. I had just finished this about 2 weeks before the Corona Virus came to public notice, and felt that we would get much better response and collaboration if more people had this background. The review of the Katrina debacle alone is worth the price of admission.

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Much more interesting the farther you get into it

Revisado: 03-29-19

This book is well organized and explains both the theory and luck behind many eras of "drug hunting. " Characters who contributed to both the science and ultimate use of drugs are well documented, and the strange stories around what was successful and what hindered success are really interesting. There are a few "lulls', but this is worth getting through. Especially if you are anywhere near the medical field. You will finish by wondering how it was that we have even the compounds we do have, and fearing that we may soon run out of good antibiotics because it is too difficult to develop and too expensive. There is always more to the story, but Drug Hunters does a strong job of telling the highlights with enough detail so you understand more of the obstacles and appreciate the successes more.

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Not one of her best

Revisado: 03-29-19

The plot is good, the characters are all right, but Heyer forgot to make the Title Character lovable. Decent premise, but set in the Regency era would give us women who have limited options but if you are going to write a novel, the "widow" should be either more fun or at least stop protesting that she is being told what to do--and then going ahead and doing it. A good reader can't save a novel that needed an editor to shape up the cast of characters.

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Post WW I mystery, light-hearted, nice framework

Revisado: 03-29-19

This is the genre of "cozy mystery" in that there is likely skulduggery going on, but no one gets their head bashed in and everyone stops for tea or cocktail at intervals. Set a few years after the close of World War I, the two "sleuths" are middle aged but not boring and work well together. There is some interesting detail around the conduct of WW I projects at home and how veterans managed after going back to their normal lives. The end was well done and not predictable; the reader did a very good job, and I will look for the next in the series. Light and fun series.

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Good for a sale book, but too formulaic

Revisado: 04-21-18

I rather liked the characters, but the plot was a bit unbelievable, and it seemed pretty surprising that the protagonist hadn't dated in 8 years for no good reason even though she is in her 20's and that the first time she gets interested in men interested in her they are both amazingly handsome. I chose this because I have enjoyed the Hallmark movies based on this series; the TV series is better. I also found it pitiful that a contractor with a successful business was still hanging on to her frustration and sensitivity to the "mean girls" from high school who lived in her town. That was apparently intended to make it plain that Shannon didn't have everything her own way, but in real life surely she would have learned to brush them off. Good concept, but too much fluff for me

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Strong Performance can't rescue a ridiculous story

Revisado: 04-21-18

I kept reading because I had invested time for the setting up of the stories and characters, but I won't be looking for this author again. Almost none of the characters were likable, and when you find a nurse who theoretically has a good mind and good training hopelessly in love with a man she knows to be a pathological liar, and caricatures of Agatha Christie types, you get pretty disgusted. The reader is excellent, but it was a good thing this was on sale, and even then I was disappointed.

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Annoying

Revisado: 02-04-16

I am not opposed to this genre, but you should have a feeling for which character you might like, which you won't and what the conflict is. There are so many requirements for suspension of disbelief that I couldn't last 40 minutes. I got this on sale and it still wasn't worth the money. However, the reader is good, and it may just be I don't care for this type of fiction enough.

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