Berry's mixing of history and action is always enthralling and thrilling. Cotton's claustrophobia plays a large part in this story and Berry's description of what that phobia does to a person is chilling! What I really loved about this story was that it's focus was more on Stephanie than on Cotton-I really enjoy when an author focuses on supporting characters without sacrificing story or series!
Who knew that at this age I'd turn into a huge Dumas fan! TCoMC is an immense tail of love, revenge and redemption. Despite it's size, it moves along at a breakneck pace! I had no problem keeping track of the numerous characters, their story lines and their relationships to other characters-quite a feat over 1200 pages! The amount of manipulative fuckery in the revenge stroylines is just too delicious and had me giggling with glee (which says a lot about me if I want to stop and think about it). This is just an amazing read!
Oh, My! Anne Perry is not messing around with this story! Multiple murders, blackmail, assassins, kidnapping, family and friends-Perry has packed it all into a taut thriller that will leave the reader breathless!
It's been a while since I've read any of Prachett's works so it was wonderful to revisit with this short novella. Granny Weatherwax is such a delightful and unforgettable character and this short which involves her being nice, is just too fabulous!
I found this one a little slow going, and considering it's a very short novella, it made it a wee bit boring. The ending however, is gorgeously rendered.
