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Sharon

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Good set up for the series

Total
4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 04-28-25

This is a pretty good first book. I will definitely try the next book in the series.

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Entertaining

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 04-26-25

Love the fresh idea of featuring a team of aging professionals in a retirement community/nursing home. Good characterization, believable reasonings and interactions but I don’t really care for the shift to first person pov from time to time. More a 3.5 star than 4 star: 4 for storytelling and 3 for writing.

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It could be even shorter

Total
4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 04-11-25

The class reunion discussions seem cheesy to me. I would have like wisdom in them written in a straightforward nonfictional manner.

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Not the best narration

Total
4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
3 out of 5 stars
Historia
4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 02-16-25

Excellent characterization, very good story, although a bit lacking in the romance. Not a keeper due to poor narration.

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Not a keeper

Total
4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
3 out of 5 stars
Historia
4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 02-06-25

The story was good enough, until the last few chapters, when the Countess's manipulation made me stop listening several times. I could take her clueless in money management, but it was painful listening to her manipulation of Sir Bonamy.

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Love it

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 10-16-24

This one is a keeper. I’ve read quite a few Heyer that I don’t really care for, but this is one that I’d re-read. There’s an interesting cast of characters, some more fleshed out than others, but all believable. Love both the male and female leads, and awed by Lady Aurelia.

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Like a TV mini-series

Total
3 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
2 out of 5 stars
Historia
4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 09-20-24

Listening to this book was like watching a mini-series or a sitcom. We get sketches of the lives of the many characters in a modern city that felt like an old village. It made me want to visit Dublin. A pleasant read, but not a book that I’d re-read over and over again. Better than a 3-star but not quite a 4-star.

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Some stories better than the others

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3 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
3 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 09-03-24

I found the first story somewhat dull despite a few moving scenes and skipped ahead after the first few chapters, only to complete it after finishing the others. I like the retelling of the 12 Dancing Princesses, second to the Frog and the Princess. I didn’t really care for the Golden Hind. It was perhaps the least favorite of mine among the 4 stories.

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Well written

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3 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
3 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 07-20-24

I had a difficult start; stopped several times in the first few chapters and wasn't sure if I would continue/finish. Once I got through the first 10 chapters or so, I began to get the story and felt it flowed more easily. Just when I began to appreciate the pacing/crafting of the story, something that I thought was really stupid happened, and I stopped again. I finally managed to finish it, but it's definitely not a keeper for me.

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Difficult

Total
1 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
1 out of 5 stars
Historia
1 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 04-29-24

I struggled to finish. I really liked the writing of the historical background (the city of Edinburgh) and some of the supporting characters (the governess and the lawyer). However, both the female and the male leads are difficult to like. I stopped so many times that when I picked it up again I didn't quite remember what happened where I left it off.

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