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A Renaissance Faire Mystery #2
Ghastly Glass
At her glass-blowing apprenticeship, Renaissance reveler Jessie Morton's crabby boss and his creepy nephew are causing her problems. But when the man playing the Grim Reaper is killed, Jess has to find the lady, lord or serf whodunit.
320 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 29, 2009
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Joyce Lavene
78 books643 followersaka Elyssa Henry and Joye Ames, J.J. Cook, and Ellie Grant
Joyce Lavene and Jim Lavene are a wife and husband team who have written and published more than 70 books since 1999. They live in North Carolina with their family and enjoy cooking, photography and ghost hunting.
Joyce Lavene and Jim Lavene are a wife and husband team who have written and published more than 70 books since 1999. They live in North Carolina with their family and enjoy cooking, photography and ghost hunting.
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December 17, 2019
November is the Renaissance Faire cozy mystery readathon on my blog @ This Is My Truth Now. We're in our second week with the second book in the series by Joyce and Jim Lavene with Ghastly Glass. Anyone is welcome to join.... we're reading the first 4 books in the series and posting our reviews each Friday. I link them together on my blog's dedicated page so we can all review and comment. You can read any number of books you want in the series, too. Let's get on to my review of Ghastly Glass...
Last week, I mentioned that I wasn't a huge fan of the first book, Wicked Weaves. It had some good elements, but it was disconnected and repetitive in parts. While much of the repetition seems to be gone (not all), the disconnected parts are still present in Ghastly Glass. Part of me wonders if it might just be the duo's writing style as it's very blunt when it happens. The narrator comments on all the happenings around the Renaissance Faire; for instance, we could be ending a scene where the main character, Jessie, is doing something and she runs into people along the way. We hear one-liners about various performers and apprentices, Renaissance-Faire settings, et al. It's good knowledge, but it's just dropped in, in a way where I can't tell if it's part of the plot or background. And it will name drop so much that I can't keep track of who is who. While it's awesome for building the whole world in the books, it can be a tad frustrating for someone trying to also focus on the mystery.
In some parts, even the writing is stilted and awkward when these disconnections happen. Random lines (I'm paraphrasing) like "Death just walked by on stilts. Were they real? He looked taller." The character of 'Death' wasn't mentioned anywhere in the immediate pages before nor in the pages afterward. Just a random drop in. Okay, I've vented enough... while it can be jarring, it isn't enough to say I wouldn't want to read more in the series. If I hadn't committed to it for the blog, I probably wouldn't read another one, but since I agreed to 4, I will read them all and put on a positive spin wherever I can.
For instance, they do have a really fun and cool setting. I love hearing about all of the different side acts in the Renaissance Faire, meeting the performers and learning their history, watching the relationships develop between characters, etc. I also liked the mystery in this one as it was definitely a shocker. I wonder if I re-read it, would I notice the hints along the way? That's always a good way to feel at the end of the book... so kudos to the authors for building that connection for us readers. In this caper, the actor playing Death is killed, then Jessie's boss where she's apprenticing, Roger, is attacked. We met him in the first book, so I felt closer to him than any newbies. Chase is back which provides a cute love story for Jessie.
Next up is the third in the series, Deadly Daggers... we read and review week of 11/17... come join us!
Last week, I mentioned that I wasn't a huge fan of the first book, Wicked Weaves. It had some good elements, but it was disconnected and repetitive in parts. While much of the repetition seems to be gone (not all), the disconnected parts are still present in Ghastly Glass. Part of me wonders if it might just be the duo's writing style as it's very blunt when it happens. The narrator comments on all the happenings around the Renaissance Faire; for instance, we could be ending a scene where the main character, Jessie, is doing something and she runs into people along the way. We hear one-liners about various performers and apprentices, Renaissance-Faire settings, et al. It's good knowledge, but it's just dropped in, in a way where I can't tell if it's part of the plot or background. And it will name drop so much that I can't keep track of who is who. While it's awesome for building the whole world in the books, it can be a tad frustrating for someone trying to also focus on the mystery.
In some parts, even the writing is stilted and awkward when these disconnections happen. Random lines (I'm paraphrasing) like "Death just walked by on stilts. Were they real? He looked taller." The character of 'Death' wasn't mentioned anywhere in the immediate pages before nor in the pages afterward. Just a random drop in. Okay, I've vented enough... while it can be jarring, it isn't enough to say I wouldn't want to read more in the series. If I hadn't committed to it for the blog, I probably wouldn't read another one, but since I agreed to 4, I will read them all and put on a positive spin wherever I can.
For instance, they do have a really fun and cool setting. I love hearing about all of the different side acts in the Renaissance Faire, meeting the performers and learning their history, watching the relationships develop between characters, etc. I also liked the mystery in this one as it was definitely a shocker. I wonder if I re-read it, would I notice the hints along the way? That's always a good way to feel at the end of the book... so kudos to the authors for building that connection for us readers. In this caper, the actor playing Death is killed, then Jessie's boss where she's apprenticing, Roger, is attacked. We met him in the first book, so I felt closer to him than any newbies. Chase is back which provides a cute love story for Jessie.
Next up is the third in the series, Deadly Daggers... we read and review week of 11/17... come join us!
December 4, 2010
I had high hopes due to the Renaissance Faire setting, and the many opportunities for farce, but it was hard to get past how stupid these supposedly gifted or talented young people allow themselves to be...
February 7, 2020
Very silly but not in a good way 🙈
July 29, 2011
I have no real interest in Renissance things, but I picked this book up because I really enjoy the authors' Missing Pieces series. I was pleasantly surprised and I ended up really liking this book. It takes place in a Renissance village fair type place, where the workers live on site and some of them take their jobs very seriously. At times it is easy to forget that the characters are set in modern times and not during the actual Renissance! I will be picking up more books in this series- it was fun and very different!
November 28, 2011
Ghastly Glass is the second book in the Renaissance Faire Mystery series. Definitely a cozy. Jessie Morton wasn't as annoying as she was in the first book, or I'm getting used to her. Once again, the best parts are the descriptions of the Faire itself. *DEATH* is an especially good character! Jessie is apprenticing at the Glass Gryphon and the Faire is celebrating Halloween. More writing/editing burbs. I have two more to read in the series and I will!
October 31, 2021
I’ve enjoyed my second trip to renaissance village. Lots of fun and the mysteries there kept me guessing. Looking forward to more adventures with Jessie and seeing her apprentice at another craft.
July 26, 2012
These are kind of fun. Jessie has finagled her way out of leave from the college and has gone to the Renaissance Faire to work for Halloween. She has become apprentice to the glass maker/blower. Roger is in love with Mary, who she apprenticed with before on weaving. Mary tells him he shouldn't let Jessie anywhere near fire - she had enough trouble cutting herself on reeds she was weaving to make baskets. So the fairies are all ghosts or wraiths or zombies. The village is lit by pumpkins. But when Jessie arrives, she discovers Death is dead - and "Death Shall Find Thee" has been written on his chest. Unfortunately, Roger has his nephew working with him. Henry is an incurable womanizer and doesn't seem to realize Jessie is not interested. Especially since she has the bailiff for a boyfriend. Death's brother, Bart, wants to know what happened and who killed him, so he fills in as Death. He is incredibly tall, about 7 or 8 foot, and quite a gentle soul. So Jessie and Chase team up with him to try to find out who killed Ross. Bart offers to work on the employee records and organize them to see if he can come up with anyone with a past record. Meanwhile, Chase's assistant Jeff has gone missing and Lonnie volunteers to fill in. Lonnie is short and not very intimidating, but he is incredibly strong. Crystal returns to be Queen of the Pirates and puts Rafe on a short leash, so he and Jessie have to call off their revenge feud - per Crystal and they don't dare disobey.
The Renaissance Faire is full of its usual craziness, with people working full time having difficulty distinguishing between reality and fantasy.
The Renaissance Faire is full of its usual craziness, with people working full time having difficulty distinguishing between reality and fantasy.
August 2, 2012
This was okay, but I didn't love it.
Another "cozy mystery" series, this one set in a Renaissance Village where the regular craftspeople and villagers who recreate the 1500s for visitors seem to find murder around every corner.
The main character, Jessie, who's a PhD student writing a dissertaion about Renaissance crafts is a regular participant in the village. It's a fun idea and an interesting setting, but Jessie is a ditz, and can't seem to think clearly or use any logic whatsoever in her ham-handed efforts to figure out who's killing people in the village and why.
There were some fun situations and the supporting characters were not bad, but there wasn't enough substance or cleverness in the story to get me to read any others. This was a very light, fluffy story.
Another "cozy mystery" series, this one set in a Renaissance Village where the regular craftspeople and villagers who recreate the 1500s for visitors seem to find murder around every corner.
The main character, Jessie, who's a PhD student writing a dissertaion about Renaissance crafts is a regular participant in the village. It's a fun idea and an interesting setting, but Jessie is a ditz, and can't seem to think clearly or use any logic whatsoever in her ham-handed efforts to figure out who's killing people in the village and why.
There were some fun situations and the supporting characters were not bad, but there wasn't enough substance or cleverness in the story to get me to read any others. This was a very light, fluffy story.
June 26, 2013
Okay, I know this is a cozy mystery and mostly fluff but the second book in the Renaissance Faire mystery series seemed way too silly to me, with all the Halloween hoopla added to the usual ren faire foolery. The last 30 or 40 pages saved the book from being a total waste of time, becoming nicely suspenseful and dramatic.
I found it all too easy to guess 'whodunit' but the motive was pretty obscure until the killer confessed at the end. Something was lacking in this book. Even the romantic relationship between Jessie and Chase was just hohum. I may decide to give the rest of the series a pass.
I found it all too easy to guess 'whodunit' but the motive was pretty obscure until the killer confessed at the end. Something was lacking in this book. Even the romantic relationship between Jessie and Chase was just hohum. I may decide to give the rest of the series a pass.
January 6, 2016
As I continue to read through the Renaissance Faire Mystery series by Joyce and Jim Lavene, I am still impressed with the overall writing and the engagement in the story. Once again, I still enjoyed Ghastly Glass and will continue to read on through the series. My only complaint was the lack of information and background regarding the killer (don't worry, there are no spoilers). The reveal of the killer was sudden and it was only then that important background about said person was given. The lead up was very good and I enjoyed the characters, I just wish there was a little more lead up for the killer.
March 26, 2011
I really enjoyed "Ghastly Glass" and "Deadly Daggers".
I am really forward to "Harrowing Hats"
There is a little thing called murder.. and a little romance,
plus a map of the renaissance faire on their website.
Cute and fun read.
I am really forward to "Harrowing Hats"
There is a little thing called murder.. and a little romance,
plus a map of the renaissance faire on their website.
Cute and fun read.
November 3, 2024
At first this seemed to be a YA book to me which I don't normally read but after reading further it was not. I enjoyed it very much there were so much suspense, a lot of colorful characters and a great ending. It's so very sad that Joyce and Jim Lavene are no longer with us to write more wonderful stories.
June 19, 2010
Jessie Morton is back with her boyfriend Chase in the second installment of the Renaissance Faire mytery series. I enjoy this series pretty much, mostly for the characters and the setting. This particular Renaissance village is open year round, and the residents live in apartments on the grounds of the Faire. They are also divided into guilds, and each have their own theme, like the Pirate guild or the Forest Guild (where Robin Hood and his Merry Men hang out). In this book, Jesse becomes and apprentice to the local glassblower and begins to learn the trade during the Halloween season. A man who is parading around the village dressed as Death (complete with his scythe) is killed with a piece of rebar, and the message "death with find thee" is written on his body in blood. The local police have their hands full, and it is hard to investigate a murder in a community of such strange inhabitants, and as the strange message begins to appear other places, Jessie becomes worried and she and Chase start an investigation of their own.
It started a little slowly but quickly picked up. I found it quite enjoyable for a light read. If you plan on reading the series, read the first book (Wicked Weaves) first, because many characters that were potential suspects in the first novel appear as characters in this book, and you do want the mystery to be a surprise. Definitely going to pick up the next in the series, to see where it is headed.
It started a little slowly but quickly picked up. I found it quite enjoyable for a light read. If you plan on reading the series, read the first book (Wicked Weaves) first, because many characters that were potential suspects in the first novel appear as characters in this book, and you do want the mystery to be a surprise. Definitely going to pick up the next in the series, to see where it is headed.
December 5, 2009
This is the second of the Lavenes' Renaissance Faire Mysteries featuring scholar Jessie Morton, who is writing her doctoral dissertation on Renaissance crafts in modern times. One of her methods of research is apprenticing with various craftspeople at the year-round Renaissance Faire Village and Market Place in Myrtle Beach. This time around she is assigned to glassblower Roger Trent, proprietor of the Glass Gryphon.
Unusually for Jessie, this visit occurs during the academic year, as this will be the first time the Village does a special event for Hallowe'en. Residents will be dressed as witches, ghosts and other creepy creatures that fit in with the holiday theme. There is even a very large man dressed as Death, complete with scythe.
However, things turn seriously macabre when a cast member is found dead in the middle of the square, with the slogan "Death shall find thee" painted on his robe. Jessie and Chase Manhattan, her beau and Village Bailiff Chase Manhattan attempt to find the killer without too much disruption of the Faire's day-to-day activities.
This was a quick read; light and fun. It made for perfect travel reading!
Unusually for Jessie, this visit occurs during the academic year, as this will be the first time the Village does a special event for Hallowe'en. Residents will be dressed as witches, ghosts and other creepy creatures that fit in with the holiday theme. There is even a very large man dressed as Death, complete with scythe.
However, things turn seriously macabre when a cast member is found dead in the middle of the square, with the slogan "Death shall find thee" painted on his robe. Jessie and Chase Manhattan, her beau and Village Bailiff Chase Manhattan attempt to find the killer without too much disruption of the Faire's day-to-day activities.
This was a quick read; light and fun. It made for perfect travel reading!
January 15, 2017
The quote on the front said something about a new series, so I thought this was #1 in the series...didn't realize I was mistaken till I came to write this review. I thought it was weird that Jessie kept referring to stuff that happened like I (the reader) should know what she's talking about. Mystery solved...
Jessie Morton is back at the Ren Faire, and her boyfriend Chase is playing bailiff while she interns at the glassblower shoppe for her research paper. That's intense--actually moving in to the Ren Faire scene full-time for several months to learn the trade.
I couldn't get past the ditziness of the players...The Lavenes make most of them out to be crazies, which kind of gives the book the feel that it was written by an outsider, which is off putting, as Jessie is supposed to be an insider...at least part-time...an almost jarring juxtaposition that detracted my from enjoyment of the book. I won't say that I won't read more of the series, but if I do, it'll be #1 to see if that foundation makes it better. Unfortunately, I knew whodunnit for most of the book, though, so that's a drawback, too. I prefer a mystery where I have to think a bit.
Jessie Morton is back at the Ren Faire, and her boyfriend Chase is playing bailiff while she interns at the glassblower shoppe for her research paper. That's intense--actually moving in to the Ren Faire scene full-time for several months to learn the trade.
I couldn't get past the ditziness of the players...The Lavenes make most of them out to be crazies, which kind of gives the book the feel that it was written by an outsider, which is off putting, as Jessie is supposed to be an insider...at least part-time...an almost jarring juxtaposition that detracted my from enjoyment of the book. I won't say that I won't read more of the series, but if I do, it'll be #1 to see if that foundation makes it better. Unfortunately, I knew whodunnit for most of the book, though, so that's a drawback, too. I prefer a mystery where I have to think a bit.
November 2, 2010
This is book 2 of the Renaissance Faire series and could be read as a stand-alone. Professor Jessie Morton has returned to the Renaissance Faire for the Halloween season. The character of Death has been murdered and someone keeps painting "death shall find thee", the find same message on Death's robe, all over the village. Jessie uses her amateur sleuthing abilities to find out whodunit in between apprenticing at the glass blowing shop and fighting off the advances of her bosses nephew.
This was another quick, fun read by the Lavene's. This book is a little slim on the mystery part of the story and focuses more on Halloween at the Renaissance Faire. Death is murdered, but there isn't really any real suspect, nor is there suspicion on who might by spray painting the cryptic message around. We get to see some of the characters from the previous book and some interesting new characters are introduced. I like this series more for the unique setting and quirky characters, as I guessed pretty quickly who was the murderer. Overall, a light read and I recommend the series.
This was another quick, fun read by the Lavene's. This book is a little slim on the mystery part of the story and focuses more on Halloween at the Renaissance Faire. Death is murdered, but there isn't really any real suspect, nor is there suspicion on who might by spray painting the cryptic message around. We get to see some of the characters from the previous book and some interesting new characters are introduced. I like this series more for the unique setting and quirky characters, as I guessed pretty quickly who was the murderer. Overall, a light read and I recommend the series.
April 15, 2018
This book was great. It was a great mix of action, mystery, antics with the ridiculous characters, and interpersonal relationships with the other Village members. The murder is a big part of the story, but there is a side story to the action with the master glassblower, the storyline of Chase and Jessie, and the overarching story of the Village and all of the wonderful characters the Lavenes have created in this series.
9 out of 10 overall, and 4.5 out of 5 for readability. Entertaining cozy mystery with a strong theme. There’s an involved storyline, but the entertainment in these books keeps you easily intrigued even when tired. The characters in these stories are what make these books so amusing and entertaining. I love this series and wish my library had more of them! This is one series I’d binge read the whole thing if I could easily find them.
-Holly
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9 out of 10 overall, and 4.5 out of 5 for readability. Entertaining cozy mystery with a strong theme. There’s an involved storyline, but the entertainment in these books keeps you easily intrigued even when tired. The characters in these stories are what make these books so amusing and entertaining. I love this series and wish my library had more of them! This is one series I’d binge read the whole thing if I could easily find them.
-Holly
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November 18, 2012
This was kind of fun to read because of all the Halloween elements, and we had just been to the Phantom Feast at the MN Renaissance Festival. I love the set up for this series (this is #3 I think) and I can really imagine what everything looks like in terms of the Faires I have been to. I wish I could say that Jessie has grown up a little since the first book but she is still acting like a teen-ager in terms of her love affair and her scatter-brained way of attaching a situation. I have no idea how she ever got through academia enough to make to PhD status. I think her disseration is barely a Master's thesis. What till you see what she does to the Pirate King. It is unforgiveable and I don't blame him at all..... I didn't quite buy the whole mystery element in this one, either. But again, a lazy read for a lazy day.
February 19, 2015
Having spent time stationed at what used to be Myrtle Beach AFB in South Carolina, I find myself curiously drawn to this series, set on those familiar streets. Jessie is back at Renaissance Village, this time for their Halloween celebration, but strange things are afoot under the cover of mist, fog, and darkness. First, the assistant to bailiff, Chase Manhattan has gone missing. Then, someone murdered Death. Strange warnings begin showing up all over the village, always giving the same message -- "Death Shall Find Ye!" While trying to help her boyfriend, Chase, figure out who whacked Death, Jessie finds herself alternately trying to learn the skill of glass art and fending off master craftsman Roger's nephew Henry's unwanted advances. Can Chase and Jessie find the murderer before someone else in the village is killed? This was and engaging and entertaining read!
May 30, 2011
I really enjoy Renaissance Fairs and the like so I was really looking forward to this book series. I came into to it on the second book, I thought it was the first. I have to say I was slightly disappointed.
It was more of a romance fling than a murder mystery. Yes, there was a murder, and yes a sort of search for the culprit, but, mainly it was a romantic romp set in a Renaissance Village. I got weary of the sexual abuse (today's viewpoint,) and harassment. I felt it overshadowed the murder and actually wasn't done cleverly as a true romantic comedy. I just didn't feel the main character who is supposedly writing a thesis would put up with it all.
I love these authors so will read the next book in the series but really hope it improves.
It was more of a romance fling than a murder mystery. Yes, there was a murder, and yes a sort of search for the culprit, but, mainly it was a romantic romp set in a Renaissance Village. I got weary of the sexual abuse (today's viewpoint,) and harassment. I felt it overshadowed the murder and actually wasn't done cleverly as a true romantic comedy. I just didn't feel the main character who is supposedly writing a thesis would put up with it all.
I love these authors so will read the next book in the series but really hope it improves.
April 30, 2013
This book was so much fun to read. I got hooked when I read the first one. It takes place in the modern times but these people who live & work in Renaissance Village seem to forget sometimes it isn't the real world even though they all know better. Take Robin Hood for instance, he legally changed his name to Robin Hood, he truley loves living in the Sherwood Forest of the Village. With each book you get to know the people better. And the main characters are likeable nice people. My only complaint-is that Jesse the heroine doesn't live there full time. If you like a good mystery & something to take you to place a little different this is the book for you.
May 18, 2015
To start off with the positive...it was a fun read. Although I do believe that the character development is very slim. Plus I find the main character Jessie unbelievable. She is suppose to be going for her PhD but she is very scatterbrained and immature. Most of the book she is squabbling with her boyfriend or other people from the festival, or about who is sleeping with whom. A main reason for the fights. Like I said though it is a fun read, and isn't, in my opinion, meant to be taken seriously. But I do very much like the setting. Which is its main appeal. I will be finishing the series but I don't know if I will read any of the authors' other novels.
December 10, 2014
How old are the main characters in this book supposed to be? It read like a tale straight out of the Jr. High version of the Renaissance Faire with a murder thrown in to try to make it a cozy mystery. Jessie and Chase's relationship is a joke and the plot was very predictable. Glad I bought this for $.50 at a book sale. Paying any more would have been sheer folly on my part.
On the other hand, I really like the Peggy Lee Garden Mystery series by the same authors.
On the other hand, I really like the Peggy Lee Garden Mystery series by the same authors.
April 16, 2016
Still really love the setting. The characters are fun, especially the ones that take their roles seriously. Still not warming up much to Jessie. Her whole wardrobe thing is annoying, you'd think after 5 years she'd get her own costumes. She behaves immaturely and leaps to conclusions all the time.
April 8, 2018
Cute
These are not deep literature. In fact, I often wonder if I am not too old to be reading them, given Jessie's immaturity in her relationship with Chase. But the plot and characters are cute.
These are not deep literature. In fact, I often wonder if I am not too old to be reading them, given Jessie's immaturity in her relationship with Chase. But the plot and characters are cute.
May 18, 2018
It took me awhile to get into this series but this was a pretty good read.
August 24, 2022
#2 in the series and a great read. I am so sad that this series has come to an end.
In this one, Jessie is apprenticed to a glassblower, as a part of her continuing work on her PhD. The Renaissance Village is going all out for Halloween, but when Death becomes a victim, the village is thrown into turmoil. When threatening slogans are written on walls. it appears as though everyone in the village might become a victim of whomever killed Ross (who portrayed Death). Might Jessie be the next victim?
There's a lot going on in this book. Jessie and Chase's continuing relationship, all the goings on at the village, of course, the murder of Ross. There are some clues as to part of what is driving the murder, but still I went down the wrong path in my supposition as to who did it...only partly right which in my estimation makes for a good mystery. It wasn't totally obvious.
This series is well written, has some humor, and has some quirks but mostly well rounded adult characters. I've read out of order, so I know some things that happen, but catching up on an earlier entry in the series was fun. I recommend this series.
In this one, Jessie is apprenticed to a glassblower, as a part of her continuing work on her PhD. The Renaissance Village is going all out for Halloween, but when Death becomes a victim, the village is thrown into turmoil. When threatening slogans are written on walls. it appears as though everyone in the village might become a victim of whomever killed Ross (who portrayed Death). Might Jessie be the next victim?
There's a lot going on in this book. Jessie and Chase's continuing relationship, all the goings on at the village, of course, the murder of Ross. There are some clues as to part of what is driving the murder, but still I went down the wrong path in my supposition as to who did it...only partly right which in my estimation makes for a good mystery. It wasn't totally obvious.
This series is well written, has some humor, and has some quirks but mostly well rounded adult characters. I've read out of order, so I know some things that happen, but catching up on an earlier entry in the series was fun. I recommend this series.
September 1, 2020
I feel like this is one of those cozies that people will either love or hate. I thought the setting of a Renaissance Faire was unique. Some of the dialogue with the puns and sarcasm was funny. I thought this book was a hot mess. It was all over the place—random dialogue interspersed with small pieces of a plot. There was too much telling and not enough showing. The plot was ill-developed, the elaboration was poor, and the character dialogue was over-used. I feel like the Renaissance theme did not blend well with the holiday of Halloween. Making these Renaissance actors wear Halloween costumes made the plot even more implausible. I am going to try to read one to two more in this series because I realize that according to goodreads and amazon ratings this book was the worst of the series. Hopefully some of the others are better.
June 28, 2020
A good book in a series I'm enjoying, even if I don't know much about Renaissance Faire. The characters are pretty realistic, if only the heroine didn't always suspect the worst from her boyfriend! And when we got near the end I did have the culprit pegged!
August 15, 2024
I love Joyce Laverne’s writing. This one is somewhat more complicated as you have to get your footing in the renaissance fair world, but the main character is interesting (though seems to get sexually assaulted a little too much). The wizard character is a hoot.
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