The Coral Thief (Audiobook)

from containedobsession

I finished The Coral Thief last night. It's a smart, engaging book on a time period I don't really think about, (right after the Napoleonic Wars and the French Revolution) but of course, so critical. For me the best parts of the book was Lucienne's character (a fascinating woman) and the communit...

from angrystarlyt

The sensory experience of reading this book was overwhelming. Each sentence was a treat to the imagination, lushly and lovingly describing (from what I can tell, accurately) post-Waterloo Paris. I can't get over the sheer effect of the *words* Stott uses--the pacing of the story, the careful atte...

from mlnelson01

Rebeeca Stott may not be for everyone, but she's definitely for me. Her prior book, Ghostwalk, got my attention from the first page with its mix of historical setting and fantastic, never-seen-before plotline. So I awaited The Coral Thief with great anticipation. We meet the "thief" on the very f...

from angrystarlyt

The sensory experience of reading this book was overwhelming. Each sentence was a treat to the imagination, lushly and lovingly describing (from what I can tell, accurately) post-Waterloo Paris. I can't get over the sheer effect of the *words* Stott uses--the pacing of the story, the careful atte...

from mlnelson01

Rebeeca Stott may not be for everyone, but she's definitely for me. Her prior book, Ghostwalk, got my attention from the first page with its mix of historical setting and fantastic, never-seen-before plotline. So I awaited The Coral Thief with great anticipation. We meet the "thief" on the very f...