History Buff

ITS SO GOOD

Revisado: 09-21-23

10000000/10 Lana harper has written some of my favorite books and this one fits right in to the witches of thistle grove series as writers grow listening/reading you can notice their writing style change and grow over time and that's definitely the case she goes into a lot more detail about delilah and leaves it on a cliff hanger, So with that being said I will definitely be waiting patiently for book 5 to come out!!!!


P.S. Also I scream this to all my friends but, AHHHHHHHHHHH THE LADY'S LAKE SCENE IS JUST AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH I LOVE I SO MUCH

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enjoyable listen and informative

Revisado: 03-24-19

easy to listen to, lots of research and practical information, silly jokes delivered. try it.

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Abridged verson

Revisado: 06-16-16

This is an abridged version missing some of what I consider important and interesting parts. Performances are great, I like the production but wish it was whole book.

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Another solid Cornwell

Revisado: 07-12-13

Solid Historical Fiction, well researched and exciting. Same male and female characters as Cornwell's other works but the twists and turns meaningful. Liked the Siege, got a little long there, but gave the feeling of waiting and waiting and waiting and then the undermining and a battle and then waiting and waiting and waiting more.

Again, solid but predictable - could have used another twist toward the end and it ended rather abruptly.

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Good but a little boring

Revisado: 07-12-13

I enjoyed listening to this book, but overall I did not learn very much except about Joseph Warren perhaps, and it was a little disjointed as sometimes the timeline jumped around. This is a non-fiction and I was actually expecting a bit of non-fiction. If you have not read many other books about 1775 Mass or the Siege of Boston this is a great way to start, but you might have to write down or look up some timelines to make sure you know where you are.

The performance was solid and definitely kept me interested - a boring performance would have made this book less appealing.

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Solid Thomas of Hookton story

Revisado: 07-12-13

I really enjoy well researched historical fiction. I love non fiction too but the personalities that Cornwell writes are believable, the a gore is also classic of the period - but don't read it you dislike swearing and gore. These are not great literature and Cornwell certainly has a "typical" male and female characters which nearly all his books have, but someone this pulls one in as you can (hopefully) relate in the honor or at least nobleness of the characters outcome. Here we go to one of my favorite battles of the Hundred Year's war in Poiters, but getting there is loads of fun.

Enjoy, worth a listen.

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The Campus Under Seige

Revisado: 01-15-13

Kind of scary. The whole Jack Ryan series (and now Jack Jr) keeps the alternative history of the world with it to make things flow seamlessly. Technology keeps advancing but the story line keeps going. Some of the detail (and in some cases hopefully supposition) is disturbing (assuming it's accurate) - especially for those who sometimes travel to the Middle Kingdom. The bad guys are bad, the good guys are good and you feel for some of the characters even though you know exactly what is going on.

More than some of Clancy's other recent novels I found myself asking "what would I do it if was in that situation?" Brings up some interesting moral questions, and also highlights some of the potential fear some of us might have in the cyber age.

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Best of the Series - so far...

Revisado: 11-25-12

I've read all five books and am now listening to them (just finished Storm, headed to the Feast). This is the best of the five so far, in my view. Lots going on, but easy enough to follow the characters. You love to hate one former "bad guy" and you feel bad once again for another, and you will be shocked more than you were by what happened to Ned in Book 1. Listen carefully!

I'm quite impressed by the performance. Although some characters sound similar to others, they do not within each chapter so keeping track of who's who is easier than I feared and this is well worth the listen -but make sure to read the Game and Clash first or you'll likely be confused until at least half way through the book.

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Generally entertaining but unrealistic

Revisado: 11-25-12

The other books in the Grafton series are better, this one gets just a little silly with some technology that is a beyond today's and makes it more unrealistic than the others in the series. It's not terrible mind you, but Coonts other books are better.

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Series gets darker

Revisado: 11-25-12

While keeping the easy to read and overall sense of the series, the books are progressively getting darker, and even a bit scarier. My 5 and 8 year old have listened to this in their delight, less laughs but more intrigue.

The next two books are not yet on Audible, so I'm reading them to them - which is OK but I can't do the voices as David Tennet does so the performance is missing (I do try Toothless which they appreciate). The next two books get even somewhat darker and Hiccup is in more trouble. But book 8 sets things up and seems important later so don't miss it.

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