Bees, new relatives and standing stones
I've been struggling with writing lately, even at work which is unusual. But I've decided one paragraph reviews are better than not talking about books at all, so am using my super-handy reading log to spark my memory about what I've been reading.
Looking back I realise I never wrote about one of my most anticipated books of the year, Laurie R King’s The language of bees. This book saw Russell and Holmes return to the UK, where, as usual, they are rushed off immediately into another mystery to solve*. Despite some serious sub-plots I felt that this novel didn’t have the emotional weight of the previous Mary Russell installment, Locked rooms. But it was still an interesting action-packed detective story, with lots of costumes and proper detecting and mad races. And they even visit the neolithic heart of Orkney which was very satisfying given my own recent holiday there. All in all, not my favourite Russell, but still a good read.
*I haven't re-read the series for ages but feel like they are always rushing off somewhere. Which suits a detective novel series, but I also feel like the pair deserve a bit of time at home together. I also wonder how Russell is keeping her academic career alive - I assume it was a fairly casual arrangement...
Looking back I realise I never wrote about one of my most anticipated books of the year, Laurie R King’s The language of bees. This book saw Russell and Holmes return to the UK, where, as usual, they are rushed off immediately into another mystery to solve*. Despite some serious sub-plots I felt that this novel didn’t have the emotional weight of the previous Mary Russell installment, Locked rooms. But it was still an interesting action-packed detective story, with lots of costumes and proper detecting and mad races. And they even visit the neolithic heart of Orkney which was very satisfying given my own recent holiday there. All in all, not my favourite Russell, but still a good read.
*I haven't re-read the series for ages but feel like they are always rushing off somewhere. Which suits a detective novel series, but I also feel like the pair deserve a bit of time at home together. I also wonder how Russell is keeping her academic career alive - I assume it was a fairly casual arrangement...