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Lions and Wolves
Mar. 17th, 2026 04:19 pmThe Venetian Heretic by Christian Cameron is the first in a new historical adventure series that follows Englishman Richard Hughes, a fencing master living in 1650s Venice. He has various connections with conflicting factions within the city (the Inquisition - both church and state - organised crime gangs, and the progressive libertines), all of whom end up asking him to investigate a spate of murders committed by a man in a red mask.
I really enjoyed this book. Richard's narrative voice is conversational, amusing and very likeable. His navigation of all the various complicated obstacles thrown in his path is highly entertaining, and I loved all the peripheral characters who get sucked into the drama along the way.
A thoroughly good read - I'll definitely be looking out for the next in the series!
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel was never a book I intended to read, but it came across my path and I decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, I had a lot of issues with the writing style, and the subject matter wasn't interesting enough to me to mitigate them, so I gave up on it after about the 10% mark.
I really enjoyed this book. Richard's narrative voice is conversational, amusing and very likeable. His navigation of all the various complicated obstacles thrown in his path is highly entertaining, and I loved all the peripheral characters who get sucked into the drama along the way.
A thoroughly good read - I'll definitely be looking out for the next in the series!
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel was never a book I intended to read, but it came across my path and I decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, I had a lot of issues with the writing style, and the subject matter wasn't interesting enough to me to mitigate them, so I gave up on it after about the 10% mark.
