pickThis book was a rollercoaster of emotions. It made me laugh, and cry, had me suspicious of everyone except Balen. I was 100% invested in the main characters. They had me frustrated, begging them to just talk to eachother and be happy.
(I love those idiots)
This gave me everything I enjoy in a fantasy book. The magic and the lore. The court intrigue and arcane assassins. The angst.
10/10 for me. I'm looking forward to reading the sequel
I've slowly been making progress on my first round for #BookishMonopoly
I still need to finish Januaries. I've been enjoying it.
(My ADHD has me book hopping around my ever growing TBR and I've also signed up for a local Book Bingo 😅)
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#PoetryMatters Day 20: #Sword
pick(1954) Third and last in Norton's series of thrillers featuring Dutch gem merchant Lorens van Norreys, though in this one Norreys has only a small part. Instead, we follow Quinn Anders, a reserved historian whose brother is killed while searching for a treasure that went missing in WWII. Anders picks up where his brother left off, and adventure ensues. It's great fun, and reminds me of Eric Ambler's everyman-in-over-his-head thrillers.
pick(1949) Second in a series of WWII-era adventures featuring Dutch gem merchant Lorens van Norreys. After the war has ended, two American agents are charged with locating MIA servicemen who may be stranded in the islands of Indonesia. There they meet van Norreys, explore the islands, face intrigue and peril, and find missing servicemen from both sides of the war. It's a satisfying adventure in an unusual theater. Looking forward to the final book
so-so(1944) It's a juvenile WWII thriller, written during the war, after Pearl Harbor but before D-Day. It follows the adventures of Lorens van Norrys, heir to a Dutch jewel merchant's fortune, who flees the Netherlands when Nazis invade, then hops around the world while he works out his place in the war effort. It's an early work, with uneven pacing and a mild case of Mary Sue, but it kept me engaged and I'm looking forward to the next in the series.
I am completely obsessed with these sword shaped bookmarks. They are the perfect match to all my sci fi and fantasy books.
