More from CS Harris’s Sebastian St. Cyr novels. She has an impressive ability to select words from the period to introduce the novel. While the series has those not-so-subtle anti-religion themes which are annoying (and only vaguely plot-necessary), the character development and mysteries are both quite good. As the series has developed, I like how…
I’m back to reading Sebastian St. Cyr novels. I took a month off because I was really disconcerted by the anti-religion slant of the books, but as I thought about it, I realized that Harris isn’t so much anti-religion as anti-hypocrisy. She never once censures characters whose actions match their profession, rather lashes out at…
When Gods Die by C.S. Harris My rating: 4 of 5 stars Library. I liked this book as well as the first. For most of the book, I thought I liked it better. I found the resolution a bit confusing – the motives and explanation of how the plot shook out seemed a little lightly…
I’ve been reading the Sebastian St. Cyr novels by CS Harris. (Truth be told as I write this Tuesday night I’m right in the middle of the second, but have the third on deck from the library and may request book 4 & 5 to pick up Thursday because I will finish 2 either tonight…
What Angels Fear by C.S. Harris My rating: 4 of 5 stars Library I have a somewhat unsophisticated love for novels set in 1800s England and modern gothic romances. I blame it on my high school obsessed reading of Victoria Holt, Susan Howatch, and Phyllis Whitney. Mary Stewart came later, but is just as engrossing. …