the_plodding_historian's Reviews (41)

Duplicate Death

Georgette Heyer

DID NOT FINISH: 6%

Boring. Just didn’t grab me at all.

The Word for World Is Forest

Ursula K. Le Guin

DID NOT FINISH: 2%

Couldn’t bear to read a sci-fi handmaid‘s tale.

The Safekeep

Yael van der Wouden

3.5

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Red Dust Running

Anita Heiss

4.0

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Another most enjoyable romance from Prof Anita. Plus, I learned how bad fireworks are for the environment and for the little creatures we share the land with.

The Sun King: Louis XIV at Versailles

Nancy Mitford

DID NOT FINISH: 13%

So many books and two little time

The Perfect Passion Company, Books 1-3

Alexander McCall Smith

3.5

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

I love Alexander McCall Smith’s Edinburgh worlds. This is another very enjoyable series. The Scotland Street novels will always be my favourite. But the people of the perfect passion company world are a welcome addition to my reading life.