The Queen’s Christmas Summons by Amanda McCabe
This first half of the story completely overwhelms the second half, but still, this one can be a pretty epic story.
This first half of the story completely overwhelms the second half, but still, this one can be a pretty epic story.
This is almost a four-, maybe five-oogie read, only to sink into dire wretchedness in its second half. Oh, what a waste.
Ooh, Renaissance Italy! The scenery is lovely, and the narrative is pretty engaging. But this is a revenge plot with so little emotional pay-off, so… eh.