books 2010: Mistress of Rome, by Kate Quinn
Oh, this was fantastic. Romantic historical fiction at its best. I was sucked in right from the start and was honestly so worried about the characters that I had bad dreams all night last night. Finished the book today and enjoyed the ending. The heroine is a bit of a Mary Sue, and the main characters turned out remarkably well for having suffered years and years of abuse, but who cares about strict plausibility in romantic historical fiction? It was a great read. I'll definitely be looking for Kate Quinn's next book.
::edit:: I cross-post most of my book reviews on goodreads, and almost right after I posted this one, the author Kate Quinn "liked" it. I feel a little conflicted over this. I did call her book fantastic, but I feel a little weird that I also called her heroine a Mary Sue and her plot implausible. Mrh.
::edit:: I cross-post most of my book reviews on goodreads, and almost right after I posted this one, the author Kate Quinn "liked" it. I feel a little conflicted over this. I did call her book fantastic, but I feel a little weird that I also called her heroine a Mary Sue and her plot implausible. Mrh.