Books by Christine Trent
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review 1: Believe it or not, I had fun reading this book, and I rate it 4 1/2 stars. There is a twist at the end I did not expect, and with the subject being death with the main character being a female undertaker, one would think that it would not be fun, but it was for me. Being an avi...
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review 1: There was a good idea in this book, and some of the historical stuff was interesting, but there was so much in this book that didn't need to be there and several wonky problems with character, that I just find I can't recommend it. I like the premise, I liked Violet and a few oth...
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review 1: Sadly, this is a perfect example of the need of the warning to writers to "show, don't tell". The history is well-researched, and the story and characters seem generally good, but the storytelling keeps jumping between a few detailed scenes of the people interacting, and long str...
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review 1: This is the first French historical novel I've read and I enjoyed it immensely. Trent delivers an engaging, believable France, set during The French Revolution. Her writing is so skilled; I found myself adoring and then loathing Claudette's childhood lover and Monsieur Greycliff...