April books
Donna Thorland, The Rebel Pirate - good, but not as good or as challenging as her first book, B
Jane Beaton, Class; Rules; undemanding reading suitable for a heavy cold, but some technical errors, B-
Josephine Tey, A Shilling For Candles - quite good, B
Mary Hooper, The Disgrace Of Kitty Grey - the author has obviously done some research, but that hasn’t stopped a number of howlers - Friesians and crinolines in 1813 for a start, and I’m pretty sure no transportees would have been allowed to take along their five year old; the ending was also cosily unlikely - D
Nicholas Orme, Cornwall And The Cross - excellent, A
Leslie Paul, Angry Young Man - OK memoir of the 1930s, B-
Alex Marshall, A Crown For Cold Silver - I was very disappointed by this, and couldn’t finish it; I didn’t like the style, or any of the characters, and didn’t care about the plot after the first chapter. Some things about the world building had potential, but it couldn’t hold me. - F
Angela Thirkell, Pomfret Towers - light and sweet, B
Marjorie Darke, Comeback - OK, C
Harriet Martyn, Jenny And The New Headmistress - not as much of a pastiche as the first book, but more generic, B
Jaimy Gordon, Lord Of Misrule: really boring D
Helen Simonson, Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand - OK, B-
Winifred Darch - reread a few
Lisa Gardner, Touch And Go - very good, B+
Jane Beaton, Class; Rules; undemanding reading suitable for a heavy cold, but some technical errors, B-
Josephine Tey, A Shilling For Candles - quite good, B
Mary Hooper, The Disgrace Of Kitty Grey - the author has obviously done some research, but that hasn’t stopped a number of howlers - Friesians and crinolines in 1813 for a start, and I’m pretty sure no transportees would have been allowed to take along their five year old; the ending was also cosily unlikely - D
Nicholas Orme, Cornwall And The Cross - excellent, A
Leslie Paul, Angry Young Man - OK memoir of the 1930s, B-
Alex Marshall, A Crown For Cold Silver - I was very disappointed by this, and couldn’t finish it; I didn’t like the style, or any of the characters, and didn’t care about the plot after the first chapter. Some things about the world building had potential, but it couldn’t hold me. - F
Angela Thirkell, Pomfret Towers - light and sweet, B
Marjorie Darke, Comeback - OK, C
Harriet Martyn, Jenny And The New Headmistress - not as much of a pastiche as the first book, but more generic, B
Jaimy Gordon, Lord Of Misrule: really boring D
Helen Simonson, Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand - OK, B-
Winifred Darch - reread a few
Lisa Gardner, Touch And Go - very good, B+