Tag: Review

  • Dark Triumph

    I liked Ismae’s but I liked Sybella’s story even more. The second book in the His Fair Assassin-series follows Sybella, another Handmaiden of Death. She tried to flee her old life by coming to the Convent of Saint Mortain but instead was trained to return and retake her place at court as a spy to… →

  • Grave Mercy

    Finally catching up with some series. I read Grave Mercy a couple of years ago, but what did I think of it? →

  • St Mary’s and the Great Toilet Roll Crisis

    #TimeTravelTuesday I only found out about this very short story now, and you can find it for free on Jodi Taylor’s blog (click here) This was great and even more funny than I would have expected it to be. Very short, but fits in perfectly with the series and the crisis and brings back all… →

  • Plan For The Worst

    #TimeTravelTuesday Those of you who have been following my reviews for a while know that I have always been looking forward to the next book in the St. Mary’s series. Their time travel – ehm, investigation of major historical events in contemporary time – is always so much fun. However, this book I was not… →

  • Why Is Nothing Ever Simple?

    #TimeTravelTuesday Another Christmas read, this time featuring -among others- swans, Scottish independence and the everlasting mystery that is Markham. It was too short really, but a very nice read. Enjoyed it a lot. I hope Jodi Taylor will continue to find time to write these now that she has the Time Police series as well… →

  • When Did You Last See Your Father?

    #TimeTravelTuesday I like these short stories that are being published in between the main books, but I think I preferred the earlier ones when they were just the kind of crazy action packed little travel pieces that were so much fun to read. This one is from the POV of Leon, and felt like it… →

  • Hope For The Best

    #TimeTravelTuesday I was really Hoping for the Best, since this is one of my favorite series and I truly love the disaster magnets, but especially in the last couple of books, I have not liked all the decisions the series is going. This one is about Ronan. Again. And while I liked to be back… →

  • And Now For Something Completely Different

    #TimeTravelTuesday This has become a Christmas tradition, and the story is usually one of my few pre-orders each year. A short read while waiting for the Christmas dinner. As always, it is fun. But only read this if you are already familiar with the series. This is one of those series that are best read… →

  • Two St Mary’s Shorts

    The Chronicles of St Mary’s contains many full length novels and novellas as well as a couple of really short stories, two of them I review here. #TimeTravelTuesday I’m a big fan of Jodi Taylor’s St. Mary’s series so this very short, free story “Desiccated water” was something I had to read. It is really,… →

  • A Perfect Storm

    #TimeTravelTuesday A Perfect Storm was just what we needed after And The Rest Is History. It was a much lighter read and more like the earlier works, where Max is more, well, Max. Expect everything you’ve come to expect from St. Mary’s and you won’t be disappointed! A Perfect Storm (The Chronicles of St Mary’s… →

  • And The Rest Is History

    #TimeTravelTuesday It was more than a 3-star read but something I really didn’t like so I’m knocking some stars off to show how I felt. Spoilers below where I explain why I had to knock stars off. Okay, so I’m a big fan of the series. I think I’ve been really clear about that, and… →

  • My Name is Markham

    #TimeTravelTuesday The Christmas’s Stories in the Chronicles of St. Mary’s series have become a tradition by now. And if you’re still reading the series at this point, it is save to say you’re a fan and will want to read it no matter what I say. However, since this story is narrated by Markham, who… →

  • The Great St Mary’s Day Out

    #TimeTravelTuesday Time travel and Shakespeare, this was just so much fun! My initial review sums it up quite well, but you might one to start with the first book in the series. I would like to say that it will all make more sense this way, but it being St. Mary’s, I can’t really say… →

  • Just Act Normal

    So, I don’t follow Pie Comics online. I vaguely remembered reading the first collection, Book Learnin‘, a couple of years ago and that there were not enough books in a book called Book Learning. Fast forward a couple of years and I am looking for something to read that is quick and easy and preferably… →

  • Lies, Damned Lies, and History

    #TimeTravelTuesday As I’m reading this series, this is currently the last book in the series (at the time of writing of this review). I was anticipating some withdrawal symptoms after finishing it, because I read all other books back to back. Lies, Damned Lies, and History was not my favorite in the series. There is… →

  • Ships and Stings and Wedding Rings

    #TimeTravelTuesday Another Christmas short from St Mary’s. Another delightful tale. What should have been an easy, although off the book, jump, will turn, as usual, into a more complicated situation really quick. And, of course, there will be danger involved. I like these short stories on their own, but they are really good at portraying… →

  • What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

    #TimeTravelTuesday What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Anyone asking this in relation to St Mary’s must be either very brave or very stupid. The disaster magnets are back and the chaos will only be bigger this time as Max is set to train a new bunch of them. Lots of nice adventures in this one, but… →

  • The Book of Tea

    This was one interesting booklet from the Little Black Classics. It’s fun how it sometimes throws things at you that you were not expecting. This is, as the name suggests, a book on Tea. It also tries to turn tea in a philosophy, but I mainly found the information on the traditional ways of making/drinking… →

  • A Nervous Breakdown

    I recently saw my first Chekhov play, Uncle Vanya, just before the lockdown. And seeing the masterly crafted sadness there, I was not surprised that the stories included in A Nervous Breakdown would also focus for a large part on mental health/happiness. Especially the first two stories, A Nervous Breakdown and The Black Monk were… →

  • The Queen of Spades

    This was a very nice read, and definitely one of the better Little Black Classics I have read. Also, it was my introduction to Pushkin. The story features a man obsessed with what is supposed to be the secret magical set of cards with which to win a fortune. Needless to say, this does not… →

  • No Time Like The Past

    #TimeTravelTuesday I went into this having certain expectations. I was not disappointed. Returning to St Mary’s was great (even though I only left for half a day). Your favorite time-traveling historians return in order to cause more mayhem. No Time Like The Past focuses slightly more on St Mary’s related problems, as they travel back… →

  • The Sandman

    This was a very strange story and not at all what I had expected. I recently also saw a ballet based on the story and it was much lighter than this. The Sandman was rather dark and slightly depressing. Interesting choice from the Little Black Classics because it was not something I would have normally… →

  • Trivia: or, the Art of Walking the Streets of London

    Two stars only, despite the fact that the subject is London and I would really like to go there this summer but with Corona, it is unsure whether this will be possible! To me, this felt like John Gay wanted to write an epic tale about, walking through London. There is loads of references to… →

  • O frabjous day!

    I am not overly familiar with Lewis Carroll’s work since I never liked Alice in Wonderland too much (the movies, never read the books). His poetry was completely new to me, but after I recently read Edward Lear’s nonsense poetry (which was being compared as similar to Lewis Carroll) I was not looking forward to… →