tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post6802954965460885886..comments2024-02-14T17:33:59.172-04:00Comments on The Written World: Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana FranklinKailanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-40104566748516721042007-11-20T03:44:00.000-04:002007-11-20T03:44:00.000-04:00Mistress of the Art of Death impressed me to no en...<I>Mistress of the Art of Death</I> impressed me to no end, especially since I’ve always been apprehensive about historical crime fiction. But <I>Mistress …</I> does a neat job of keeping itself accessible to contemporary sensibilities while remaining a plausible take of 12th-century England. I’d call that quite a feat, and I look forward to reading the second book in the series.<BR/><BR/>The romance was not my favorite part of the novel either, especially since romance is not my genre. But I will give Ariana Franklin credit for having some fun with it. I rolled my eyes when she made it appear that Adelia was going to find and marry her Shining White Knight. Then I rolled my eyes again when Franklin had Adelia turn him down, because I thought I was running into a bit of feminist tendentiousness. But I smiled when Franklin came up with a happy medium between marriage and refusal!<BR/>==============<BR/>Detectives Beyond Borders<BR/>“Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home”<BR/>http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.comPeter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-67904081983615143032007-06-07T12:37:00.000-03:002007-06-07T12:37:00.000-03:00Yeah, that's what I meant about not sure I liked A...Yeah, that's what I meant about not sure I liked Ariana near the end because she seemed so willing to totally change who she was, but she redeemed herself. I still could have done without the romance at all, it seemed a BIT weird to be honest, but people will be drawn to it for that aspect. And, yes, it is a series I believe, the newest book comes out in 2008.Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-23686603249018646592007-06-07T10:32:00.000-03:002007-06-07T10:32:00.000-03:00It was a good novel wasn't it? My only quibble rea...It was a good novel wasn't it? My only quibble really was that I didn't like the romance aspect in the novel. I kind of wish that would have been kept for the next book, which I believe this will be a series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-47212215246871785752007-06-07T07:58:00.000-03:002007-06-07T07:58:00.000-03:00I am glad you enjoyed it! I am getting to be a rea...I am glad you enjoyed it! I am getting to be a real fan of Diana Norman/Ariana Franklin!Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.com