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A Letter of Mary

2001Laurie R. King

1.4/5

Guilty. I committed a great reading faux-pas. Years ago I read The Beekeeper's Apprentice and A Monstrous Regiment of Women. My book group was reading The Beekeeper's Apprentice , so I reread it and loved it even more than I remembered. I decided to buy the next two books in the series, A Monstrous Regiment of Women and A Letter of Mary, but alas, book #3, A Letter of Mary, arrived first. This was quite frustrating. I was so excited to read them and now I was presented with a dilemma. On the one hand, I believe that books should be read in order, it’s really the only way. On the other hand, I was aching to read more in this series. I decided to satiate my desire by just reading a few pages....Of course I should have known that I’m not to be trusted to stop reading a good book. And it was so good, so tantalizing, I found myself reading clear through to the end. I justified it by saying that I had already read A Monstrous Regiment of Women at one point, but I still felt like I’d been caught with my hand in the cookie jar.There is something so perfect about these books. I enjoy the mystery but I love the dialogue. I love the setting and the characters. I love the realism and how the characters pop to life. Mary and Sherlock are delightful in every way. Surprisingly, the age difference doesn’t bother me. It’s because their relationship is so sweet and tender. Most romances in books these days seem to play the lust card too heavily, focusing on the physical instead of the emotional and mental. King hardly ever touches the physical side of the relationship between Sherlock and Mary, but how much they care is felt in every word and gesture. That is a TRUE love story. It also makes you really think about what is important in relationships. After I read this book I did the only thing a true book lover could do when presented with a fabulous series – I got on Amazon and bought all the rest.

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