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hawkwing_lbBooks 2012: 259-265
259. Saara Lilja, The Treatment of Odours in the Poetry of Antiquity. Societas Scientiarum Fennica, Helsinki-Helsingfors, 1972.
Exactly as it says, it is a discussion of how odours were treated of in ancient poetry. As it doesn't include prose, it is not everything I could wish: but it's an interesting and worthwhile read.
260. Courtney Milan, The Duchess War. Ebook, purchased from Kobo.
I heard of this from Radish Reviews, and since it was selling for $3.99, thought I'd give it a shot. How well I liked it may be intuited from what follows -
261-265. Courtney Milan, Unveiled, Unclaimed, Unravelled, Proof By Seduction and Trial By Desire. Ebooks, from Kobo.
Yes. I went and got the author's entire backlist. They're imperfect by my standards: while Milan has an eye for the historical dimension of interpersonal power-dynamics, she has watered them down. Also, I've never been able to whole-heartedly enjoy romance as a genre. However, the characters here are kind of brilliant. (Although Proof and Seduction are rather weak, comparatively.)
And in my Night of DOOM, I read six books. Actually, eight, but I'd prefer not to talk about the last two. *g*
259. Saara Lilja, The Treatment of Odours in the Poetry of Antiquity. Societas Scientiarum Fennica, Helsinki-Helsingfors, 1972.
Exactly as it says, it is a discussion of how odours were treated of in ancient poetry. As it doesn't include prose, it is not everything I could wish: but it's an interesting and worthwhile read.
260. Courtney Milan, The Duchess War. Ebook, purchased from Kobo.
I heard of this from Radish Reviews, and since it was selling for $3.99, thought I'd give it a shot. How well I liked it may be intuited from what follows -
261-265. Courtney Milan, Unveiled, Unclaimed, Unravelled, Proof By Seduction and Trial By Desire. Ebooks, from Kobo.
Yes. I went and got the author's entire backlist. They're imperfect by my standards: while Milan has an eye for the historical dimension of interpersonal power-dynamics, she has watered them down. Also, I've never been able to whole-heartedly enjoy romance as a genre. However, the characters here are kind of brilliant. (Although Proof and Seduction are rather weak, comparatively.)
And in my Night of DOOM, I read six books. Actually, eight, but I'd prefer not to talk about the last two. *g*