tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post7195971979034397791..comments2024-03-22T17:51:15.887-04:00Comments on The Edge of the Precipice: "The Queen's Falconer" by Charity BishopHamlette (Rachel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-111595084514892042020-08-15T08:40:12.567-04:002020-08-15T08:40:12.567-04:00Charity, that does make sense -- a fuller view of ...Charity, that does make sense -- a fuller view of a character often changes attitudes toward them.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-91026748604441213182020-08-13T19:23:56.544-04:002020-08-13T19:23:56.544-04:00I don't know that Lovell has changed as much a...I don't know that Lovell has changed as much as people's perceptions of him have changed given access to his back story... but then again, he writes his own story and I'm just along for the ride and I become so fond of my anti-heroes, usually they soften up. ;)<br /><br />I know. That's the drag of historical fiction. You want to change things and you can't. Shame. I could be writing revisionist history / alternate history novels but... I'm too far into this series to start now. XDCharityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15928012771461206094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-25267339811250203102020-08-13T18:45:35.647-04:002020-08-13T18:45:35.647-04:00Charity, I was just telling my husband how Lovell ...Charity, I was just telling my husband how Lovell started out as a shady character and then I and a few others kept clamoring for more of him and insisting he was our favorite character, and now a few books later, he's like the roguish ringmaster at the royal circus. With a side of, as you say, ruthlessness and brutality.<br /><br />Stupid history, always being such a mixed bag instead of filled with happily-ever-afters.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-67433089142974654722020-08-13T18:43:48.559-04:002020-08-13T18:43:48.559-04:00Mom, definitely try them out! First book is The U...Mom, definitely try them out! First book is The Usurper's Throne. I think you'd enjoy them.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-33945695857108115402020-08-10T11:47:44.299-04:002020-08-10T11:47:44.299-04:00I'm glad you liked it and are a fan of Lovell....I'm glad you liked it and are a fan of Lovell. I like him a lot too (as does my mother, which surprises me). Funny story about him -- he came out of my anger. I had sent a couple of chapters of my rough draft for the first book to a friend, who bluntly told me this was boring. So I got mad, and asked myself -- what would spice this up and give it a center? Well, Lovell cleared his throat, stepped into my stories, and... they have never been the same since then.<br /><br />He can be incredibly ruthless and brutal, but he also has a lot of compassion for broken things and innocent creatures. He won't bother you, unless you take after the People He Loves. You do, you're dead. You don't, you're fine.<br /><br />And yeah, writing some scenes in this gutted me. I felt so bad for ... certain people. If I could change history, I would. ;)Charityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15928012771461206094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-50821447155296948452020-08-10T11:35:21.049-04:002020-08-10T11:35:21.049-04:00Great review! My favorite line from your review: &...Great review! My favorite line from your review: "Because you know I love me a guy with a dark, ruthless exterior and a melted-chocolate center." Sounds like I need to get this series!Beverly Ohlendorfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04948837442022235158noreply@blogger.com