The Moon-Spinners in Around the World in 80 Books

Jul 14, 2013 MichelleCH rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, group-reads, fiction, mystery, around-the-world-in-80-books, swashbuckling-and-adventure

This was my first Mary Stewart novel - and I loved it! For me, the biggest fun was being transported to such a magical time and place. Call me old-fashioned but I love a heroine that is spunky and sweet at the same time. Nicola is just that girl.

She arrives in Crete for a holiday and is unintentionally pulled into a dramatic mystery/murder/kidnapping that is being played out in the island. Prior to her arrival, two brothers have a run-in with local trouble and are being hunted/kidnapped by some ...more

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Nov 10, 2022 Linda Martin rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, crime, geo-greece, romance, suspense, 2022

I am so impressed with Mary Stewart's imagination. I've been reading her romantic suspense novels in the order in which they were published, and so far, no two are alike.

There are some familiar elements, however: her powerful descriptions, exotic locations, and heroines traveling from the UK. There are heroes as well - you know, someone for the heroine to fall in love with. But these are clean novels, so nothing unseemly happens - the romances are hints of possibilities, that is all.

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Feb 09, 2014 Eleanor rated it really liked it

Shelves: childhood-favorites, romance

I read this book several times when I was in High School and loved it. I considered it one of my favorite books and as a result added a visit to the Island of Crete to my list of must visit destinations. I also loved the movie with Haley Mills. I recently re-read the book and found it less interesting than I remembered. While I still enjoyed it and found it's call to adventure still enticed me, I found the characters flat and the plot less suspenseful than I remembered. It was still a good read ...more

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