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This is a well-written, intriguing book, worthy of the literary notice it has garnered from the Lambda Literary Society and others.
However, I have to admit that several twists in the plot left a very bad taste in my mouth: 1) the whole distasteful demise (not just the last scene) of the main character's first lover 2) the main character suddenly becomes bisexual in the middle of the story 3) the sex scenes seemed vague with the first (female) lover, which I chalked up to the author's preference ...more
However, I have to admit that several twists in the plot left a very bad taste in my mouth: 1) the whole distasteful demise (not just the last scene) of the main character's first lover 2) the main character suddenly becomes bisexual in the middle of the story 3) the sex scenes seemed vague with the first (female) lover, which I chalked up to the author's preference ...more
I loved this book. By the second chapter I was enthralled and could not put it down. The intrigue of the quest for the Blackadder Castle and the continual twists and turns involving the Queen held my interest in a way that no book has in a long time.
Dec 19, 2012
Rabbit {Paint me like one of your 19th century gothic heroines!}
marked it as to-read
Mar 25, 2013
Holly
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Apr 03, 2013
Danielle
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Apr 27, 2013
Juliet
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Jun 05, 2013
C.A. Clemmings
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Jun 06, 2013
Kara
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Oct 18, 2013
Jane
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Dec 14, 2013
Coogler
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