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I would have liked this book more in print than I did the audio version. The narrator felt rushed and the voices he chose for the characters didn't help keep them separate. Also, the somewhat confusing use of "he" instead of "Cromwell," which I gather from reviews was somewhat confusing in print was downright impossible in audio format. If I read the next in this series, it will be in hard copy, not on audio.
All that said, I appreciated the twist on the story that made Cromwell somewhat sympathe ...more
All that said, I appreciated the twist on the story that made Cromwell somewhat sympathe ...more
Read this while on holiday in Turkey, and it wasn't the right time or place. Obviously a good novel, but I couldn't get into it. I found the switches in time and person confusing, and annoying at times, just when I had got used to one set of characters. Left it with Intrepid for some more deserving reader.
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Jul 25, 2015
Julianne
marked it as never-finished
Can't read historical fiction right now. I'll pick this one back up when I'm ready to read it and the sequel.
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Nov 07, 2009
Gaijinmama
marked it as to-read
Jan 28, 2010
Starcatcher
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Apr 20, 2010
Leigh Ann
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Feb 25, 2011
Jenn
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Jul 15, 2012
Heather
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Aug 11, 2012
Mita
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Oct 25, 2012
Cora
marked it as tbr-lost
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Oct 23, 2015
Kim DeCina
marked it as to-read
Jun 05, 2017
Carrie
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