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annathepiperContinuing my Mary-Stewart-athon of the summer, I whipped through The Moonspinners in pretty short order, and have to say that of all the things I've read by her to date, I liked this one almost as much as I liked Touch Not the Cat. I mean, you've got everything here. Exotic locale, check. Wounded, handsome stranger with whom heroine must spend harrowing early night as she is introduced into the action, check. Initially benign and charming but increasingly suspect place where heroine is staying, check. Suspect locals, check. Helpful local who's best buds with the handsome dashing hero, check. Younger innocent brother serving as catalyst for the actions of the good guys, check.
Yeah, this was fun. ;) Sure, we have the Stewart-esque emphasis on the lavish details of the scenery, but at least this time around she used more words than "charming", or at least so it seemed when I remembered to check. I still have issues with her love affair with the comma, and indeed found myself frequently wanting to go through several paragraphs and yoink them out. And while her characters do spend way too much time yammering at one another to get updated on what's going on, this time around that was at least kept down to a reasonably dull roar. Overall? Fun read indeed. Three stars.
Yeah, this was fun. ;) Sure, we have the Stewart-esque emphasis on the lavish details of the scenery, but at least this time around she used more words than "charming", or at least so it seemed when I remembered to check. I still have issues with her love affair with the comma, and indeed found myself frequently wanting to go through several paragraphs and yoink them out. And while her characters do spend way too much time yammering at one another to get updated on what's going on, this time around that was at least kept down to a reasonably dull roar. Overall? Fun read indeed. Three stars.