Three Blind Mice & The Crawford's Redemption
My second book for 
ljbookbingo is Three Blind Mice by Agatha Christie for the Number or Color in the Title sqaure, table found here:
A blinding snowstorm-and a homicidal maniac-traps a small party of friends in an isolated estate. Out of this deceptively simple setup, Agatha Christie fashioned one of her most ingenious puzzlers, which in turn would provide the basis for The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in history.
From this classic title novella to the deliciously clever gems on its tail (solved to perfection by Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple), this rare collection of murder most foul showcases Christie at her inventive best, proving her reputation as "the champion deceiver of our time" ~ Amazon Book Description
I have never seen the play Mousetrap (although I have always wanted to). Three Blind Mice was the mysteries original name and that story along with a few short stories make up this book. I enjoyed it. I actually managed to guess who the murderer was and I liked the various characters as they interacted with each other. The short stories were a mixture of Marple, Poirot, and Quinn, which I liked to varying degrees. Now I really really want to see the play.
My third book for
ljbookbingo is The Crawford's Redemption by Kirsten bij't Vuur for the New-to-You-Author square, table found here:
As he drove away from Portsmouth towards London, Henry could no longer deceive himself: the sweet tempered and artless girl he had fallen for, whom he had offered to sacrifice his freedom to, did not love him. On that trip, passing beautiful natural scenery as well as picturesque villages without even seeing them, he finally realized he had been fooled by her mild manners and loving personality into believing himself loved by the sweetest, most tenderhearted creature in existence. ~Amazon Book Description
Let’s start with the good. I love that the author wrote one of my favorite non-canon Austen couples. Henry and Fanny are a delightful couple when written well. So kudos to the author for writing an au of Mansfield Park and pairing these two characters together. It started off really well. I would say the first quarter of the book is very good.
It is when Henry and Fanny meet up with Edward and Mary that the book takes a downturn. The author had the couples in situations that would definitely not have happened during that time period especially before they were married and the four of them were very comfortable with talking about their love lives in mixed company. No matter how comfortable Fanny is with Edward I do not ever see her discussing some of the things she did in this book with him. I can suspend disbelief somewhat but the book still has to feel like it is from the time period it is set in. I just did not get that from this book. I wanted to like it but the last 3/4 was just so odd in how the author chose to have the characters act.
I am not sure if anyone on my friends list enjoys Fanny and Henry as a pairing but if you do I would highly recommend:
Mansfield End by Ione: ao3 & Everingham by Katherine T: Here Both fics start in the third act and carry on from there to their delightful Fanny/Henry endings.
This entry was originally posted at https://under-the-silk-tree.dreamwidth.org/49693.html
ljbookbingo is Three Blind Mice by Agatha Christie for the Number or Color in the Title sqaure, table found here:
A blinding snowstorm-and a homicidal maniac-traps a small party of friends in an isolated estate. Out of this deceptively simple setup, Agatha Christie fashioned one of her most ingenious puzzlers, which in turn would provide the basis for The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in history.
From this classic title novella to the deliciously clever gems on its tail (solved to perfection by Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple), this rare collection of murder most foul showcases Christie at her inventive best, proving her reputation as "the champion deceiver of our time" ~ Amazon Book Description
I have never seen the play Mousetrap (although I have always wanted to). Three Blind Mice was the mysteries original name and that story along with a few short stories make up this book. I enjoyed it. I actually managed to guess who the murderer was and I liked the various characters as they interacted with each other. The short stories were a mixture of Marple, Poirot, and Quinn, which I liked to varying degrees. Now I really really want to see the play.
My third book for
ljbookbingo is The Crawford's Redemption by Kirsten bij't Vuur for the New-to-You-Author square, table found here:
As he drove away from Portsmouth towards London, Henry could no longer deceive himself: the sweet tempered and artless girl he had fallen for, whom he had offered to sacrifice his freedom to, did not love him. On that trip, passing beautiful natural scenery as well as picturesque villages without even seeing them, he finally realized he had been fooled by her mild manners and loving personality into believing himself loved by the sweetest, most tenderhearted creature in existence. ~Amazon Book Description
Let’s start with the good. I love that the author wrote one of my favorite non-canon Austen couples. Henry and Fanny are a delightful couple when written well. So kudos to the author for writing an au of Mansfield Park and pairing these two characters together. It started off really well. I would say the first quarter of the book is very good.
It is when Henry and Fanny meet up with Edward and Mary that the book takes a downturn. The author had the couples in situations that would definitely not have happened during that time period especially before they were married and the four of them were very comfortable with talking about their love lives in mixed company. No matter how comfortable Fanny is with Edward I do not ever see her discussing some of the things she did in this book with him. I can suspend disbelief somewhat but the book still has to feel like it is from the time period it is set in. I just did not get that from this book. I wanted to like it but the last 3/4 was just so odd in how the author chose to have the characters act.
I am not sure if anyone on my friends list enjoys Fanny and Henry as a pairing but if you do I would highly recommend:
Mansfield End by Ione: ao3 & Everingham by Katherine T: Here Both fics start in the third act and carry on from there to their delightful Fanny/Henry endings.
This entry was originally posted at https://under-the-silk-tree.dreamwidth.org/49693.html