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The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)

Lindsey Davis

Start date: May 14, 2022

Finish date: June 6, 2022

Discussion: Buddy reads

Why we're reading this: A new buddy read series.
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Oct 11, 2013 Susan in NC rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: currently-re-reading, tbr-with-gr-groups, audiobook, library-book

4/2022 - Listened to audiobook, very entertaining narrator, to refresh my memory for upcoming read with Reading the Detectives group. Still 3.5-4 stars for adventure, humor, characters, promising start to a long series. I’d definitely like to read on, see how characters develop. The plot made more sense this time, but I still found it hard to grasp what Falco and Helena were trying to say in several scenes as their romance developed - I think it’s just Davis’s writing style. The next book will b ...more

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May 26, 2019 Sean rated it really liked it

I've been on a quest for more great Roman historical fiction after finishing the superb Masters of Rome series by Colleen McCullough. I did not enjoy this book as much and found the conspiracy behind the stealing of the silver pigs to be complicated. However I've read some reviews stating that the books improve as the series progresses. Therefore I'll continue on to see if Falco can achieve his goal of marrying the woman he loves despite their class differences.

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