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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
Superb storytelling. Couldn't work out the culprit as the author didn't give much in the way of clues. No matter, it was a well-researched book, transporting readers right into time and place.
The Queen's portrait painters are hard at work, one of the Maids of Honour is posing as the queen and Lady Grace is set to keep her distracted by reading to her. Grace is more distracted with the art. When one of the other ladies becomes ill and Grace finds that the symptoms can be produced by paint she starts to investigate. This time it is a matter of life and death.
The title pretty much gives a lot of the plot away but these stories are more about the Elizabethan experience than mystery and it is an interesting read.
The title pretty much gives a lot of the plot away but these stories are more about the Elizabethan experience than mystery and it is an interesting read.
adventurous
dark
funny
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
fast-paced
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Lots of interesting information embedded in this book about the process and role of court painting, including the paints used. The plot was a little labyrinthine for the series, and a little too bogged down away from the maids in waiting.
The Queen's portrait painters are hard at work, one of the Maids of Honour is posing as the queen and Lady Grace is set to keep her distracted by reading to her. Grace is more distracted with the art. When one of the other ladies becomes ill and Grace finds that the symptoms can be produced by paint she starts to investigate. This time it is a matter of life and death.
The title pretty much gives a lot of the plot away but these stories are more about the Elizabethan experience than mystery and it is an interesting read.
The title pretty much gives a lot of the plot away but these stories are more about the Elizabethan experience than mystery and it is an interesting read.