Mer Barr

For some reason I thought this might be humorous but it was more a study in a life extinction event. Not a bad thing but definitely not expected.

Great characters and more great storytelling on an unusual topic.

Sort of like book 2 of Ready Player One, not because they're in the same universe but in the homage to the music and video games of the 80s.

I was not a video game player but I definitely know the majority of movie, book, and music references which makes me feel I'm a part of a community of geeks.

The storyline is constantly moving and doesn't get bogged down with too much universe builting or technology explanations, the author doesn't sidetrack on to topics not related to the storyline, and the characters have depth to them. All this makes this a book I enjoyed but there's nothing really complex or surprisingly unique or mindbending to rate more stars from me.

None of my library systems seem to know about this series, I had to resort to interlibrary loan which means a hardcopy. This sucker was over 400 pages big!

Normally it's a month or so to finish a hardcopy book of this size but this was SOOO good it took me 6 days. And I didn't receive the 2nd book in the series before this one but that wasn't really an issue. Yes, there probably were references to things that went on in the 2nd book but considering the complexity of this floor and the warning made by the author up front, I was already level set to just 'go with it'.

Let's see how easy it is to get the 2nd and 4th now.

I should've read the synopsis closer. I was thinking the title meant across a larger and older part of history but this is specifically the period between Henry VIII's son Edward dies and the reign of Elizabeth, about several women I was not really aware of among the movers and shakers of that time. I had been hoping for pre-Roman times.

Well written, relatively easy to follow along if you know some of the names and can place these women amongst the men and women you always hear about.

I was introduced to the Longmire universe by way of the t.v. series which seems to be well into the book series somewhere. This is a great book because it fills in details of things that are hinted at or referenced in the t.v. series.

Smooth storyline, lots of interactions that aren't connected until the end so the mystery is nicely drawn out. And George Guidall is always good to listen to.

None of my library systems seem to know about this series, I had to resort to interlibrary loan which means a hardcopy. This sucker was over 400 pages big!

Normally it's a month or so to finish a hardcopy book of this size but this was SOOO good it took me 6 days. And I didn't receive the 2nd book in the series before this one but that wasn't really an issue. Yes, there probably were references to things that went on in the 2nd book but considering the complexity of this floor and the warning made by the author up front, I was already level set to just 'go with it'.

Let's see how easy it is to get the 2nd and 4th now.

Interesting and funny characters, Terry Pratchett humor, and a storyline that's NOT based in Ankh-Morpork for a nice change of pace. And so good to know there are several more books to this series.

I grew up hearing about Jim Jones and his group when they were here in the US and then the shootings and deaths in Guyane. I still hear the phrase "drink the koolaid" now and again. So it was good to get some background on why the man was the way he was and it did explain to a certain degree why people chose to remain in the group despite the ever-growing darkness and conspiracy thinking, in the culture.

The summary says the storyline starts out dark but then shifts after awhile. The beginning is just too dark for where I am right now and there are so many people wanting to read this next, that I returned it.

What I did read was well written, especially when trying to describe the technologies involved in the world. The main character's longing for her family is described in a way that is very clear and convincing.