tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post8675202780849960164..comments2024-02-13T12:54:34.770-05:00Comments on Flowers of Quiet Happiness: Review: Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette KowalKarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-23546774448143127152013-05-03T00:13:51.277-04:002013-05-03T00:13:51.277-04:00Great minds think alike and all that! ;)Great minds think alike and all that! ;)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-81537430757694275462013-05-01T16:19:17.959-04:002013-05-01T16:19:17.959-04:00See? Kindred spirits again ;-)See? Kindred spirits again ;-)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-85949747270779844422013-05-01T02:15:25.276-04:002013-05-01T02:15:25.276-04:00I clicked over to your review. You basically state...I clicked over to your review. You basically stated the reason why I haven't picked up one of her books yet. It's that court intrigue and political stuff that turns me away. I <i>want</i> to enjoy the stories, the covers and descriptions make them sound fabulous. But I'm not really into real life/fictionalized court intrigue I guess. Thanks for mentioning your review! I've been curious for someone's opinion of her stories but haven't read much about them.Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-62689212358264417442013-04-30T13:43:11.794-04:002013-04-30T13:43:11.794-04:00I've only read The White Queen, and I picked i...I've only read <i>The White Queen</i>, and I picked it up because I actually go by the call sign "White Queen" in the fandom that revolves around the old show <i>Combat!</i>. Since I'm the White Queen, I sort of felt duty-bound to read it, hee. <br /><br />But anyway, I liked it okay, but I haven't wanted to read any more of her books. I love history and historical fiction, but court intrigue doesn't interest me enough to get me to read more than that one. You can read my review of it <a href="http://theedgeoftheprecipice.blogspot.com/search/label/Philippa%20Gregory" rel="nofollow">here</a> if you want to know my non-bite-sized opinion.<br /><br />I will say this -- for a book I didn't like all that well, certain images and phrases have stuck with me for the three years since I read it. It was well-written, just not interesting to me. There was a solid amount of love-making in it, but not the icky and overly-detailed kind.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-13217697620140413602013-04-30T02:24:31.979-04:002013-04-30T02:24:31.979-04:00It's a lot of fun, Hamlette. :) I haven't ...It's a lot of fun, Hamlette. :) I haven't read any of Philippa Gregory's books actually. Do you recommend them?Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-81834213919663174272013-04-29T17:06:47.918-04:002013-04-29T17:06:47.918-04:00Sounds intriguing! The mixture of magic and histo...Sounds intriguing! The mixture of magic and historical fiction reminds me a bit of "The White Queen" by Philippa Gregory, though that's set during the War of Roses, not the Regency, and it's about historical figures.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.com