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Chargement... The House on Durrow Street (édition 2010)par Galen Beckett
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Can't wait for book three! ( ) The lackluster sequel to [b:The Magicians and Mrs. Quent|2582799|The Magicians and Mrs. Quent|Galen Beckett|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1320441788s/2582799.jpg|2598824]. The first book was an uninspired mashup of Jane Eyre and Pride&Prejudice that became interesting near the end. This book didn't have the crutch of using another author's ideas, which I assume explains why the first hundred pages were so slow and repititious. I'm sure the plot eventually gets underway, but the first 100 pages are simply the following elements repeated ad nauseum: --Mrs.Quent is vaguely puzzled by clearly magical happenings, but decides to focus on other things --Garritt wonders whether he should pursue theatre work (and maybe lurve) or devote his life to the church --Rafferdy thinks about how he's wasting his life and wonders what he should do with it, whilst moaning about how perfect Mrs.Quent is. Presumably at some point something happens, but I didn't bother to read further to find out what. The dialog is cheesy and unnatural, the characters only half-formed, and the tone can't decide whether it will ape formal 19th century style or be breezy and ironic. I hope that the final book will resolve this story. The pace in this book was slow for the most part; then all of a sudden everything happened, leaving the ending feeling rushed. Still, it was good enough to finish the series. If you haven't read the first book, don't start here. The world is confusing enough without starting in the middle. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Appartient à la série
Fantasy.
Fiction.
Romance.
Historical Fiction.
HTML:??A charming and mannered fantasy confection with a darker core of gothic romance? is how New York Times bestselling author Robin Hobb described Galen Beckett??s marvelous series opener, The Magicians and Mrs. Quent. Now Beckett returns to this world of dazzling magick and refined manners, where one extraordinary woman??s choice will put the fate of a nation??and all she cherishes??into precarious balance. Her courage saved the country of Altania and earned the love of a hero of the realm. Now sensible Ivy Quent wants only to turn her father??s sprawling, mysterious house into a proper home. But soon she is swept into fashionable society??s highest circles of power??a world that is vital to her family??s future but replete with perilous temptations. Yet far greater danger lies beyond the city??s glittering ballrooms??and Ivy must race to unlock the secrets that lie within the old house on Durrow Street before outlaw magicians and an ancient ravening force p Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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