Ring of Fire: 1635: The Wars for the Rhine (Series #24) (Paperback)

from quondame

Some of the bits were fun, but a very scattershot narrative. With many of the virtues - enjoyable character romps, and flaws - people in power just don't speak and act like that, of the rest of the series.

from ArlieS

This book really didn't work for me. There were too many characters, and far too little coherent narrative. It was a bunch of vignettes about a bunch of people, that barely formed any kind of story arc. Jumping from viewpoint to viewpoint every two pages or so really doesn't work. Using date + lo...

from jamespurcell

First, bookmark the list of characters, then enjoy the machinations as a real collection of feisty women take on the system and its cadres of venal males. Nuns, abbesses, wives, mistresses current and former, mostly downtimers with some good uptime role models. The multiple surnamed nobility show...

from bgknighton

1635. The Rhineland is in a witch's brew of turmoil. But an end is in sight.

from John_T_Stewart

This is an interesting view on some of the events following the "Ring of Fire". Some elements were quite riveting. While 1635 is part of the title most of the action took place during 1634. This is a good addition to the series.