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Old 07-27-2024, 10:19 AM   #7756
sufue
lost in my e-reader...
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I finally finished reading it, and the fact that it took me so long probably stands for itself. I am actually okay with a variety of approaches to historicals, whether that's just using a few well-known figures to provide a loose background, or actually sticking pretty close to the history, or even using a historical figure as the main protagonist. But although I had fun spotting the historical parallels, and even looked up a few secondary characters to see if they were "real", I do agree with others that the history got in the way of the mystery. So I'd have preferred a bit more "author's license" to make a better mystery, and then a historical note at the end, where the author let me know what license was taken.

Anyway, it's probably moot, because, as you mention, $17.99 is insane.

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Originally Posted by issybird View Post
The price is now $17.99, which is ridiculous. What's the point? I can't imagine there are any sales at all at that price point. I suppose the actual point is to set people up so they leap on the next price drop, but it still seems ridiculous.

I've read the blurb and a few reviews and it sounds to me as if overall it hews too closely to the source history. I personally tend to find that kind of pastiche to be tedious; I'd rather the author use it as a jumping-off point.
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