Overall rating and opinion of "House of Eire" by June Gillam
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Re: Overall rating and opinion of "House of Eire" by June Gillam
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Chipochashe wrote: ↑02 Mar 2020, 13:50 I am yet to read. The reviews and comments all seem to point to a great read. I am unsure how I'll feel about the slow start. Do I need to start the beginning of the series to get the story?
Yes, it was a slow start, but I thought the Irish ambience was enough to make up for it.
You don't need to start at the beginning of the series. I didn't, and I kept up easily. I gave this book 3 out of 4 stars.
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I agree wholeheartedly! In fact, had the author taken out the murder and labelled the book "other fiction" or even "women's literature", I'd have liked it better. But since I was expecting a C/T/M/H story, I was acutely disappointed.djr6090 wrote: ↑11 Mar 2020, 11:14 I know this book had received many four star ratings, but to me it was just fair. The bool was pleasant enough but did nor engage my attention as well as some other mysteries I have read. The descriptions of touring Ireland seemed to be the center of the story. And I have no doubt that the historical snippets are accurate. I just expected a more developed set of circumstances to bring it to a logical conclusion.
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Your remark about your expectations is interesting. I checked this series of novels before starting this one, and read about their mystery element, so I was disappointed too about its development. It turned out to be something that's not my cup of tea, which made my perception worse.MirageP wrote: ↑11 Mar 2020, 20:33 I gave this book 2 out of 4 stars. The murder was unnecessary, the plot was ill-conceived, and the ending was anti-climactic. The story was so slow that I almost didn't finish reading. Maybe it was because the book was labelled C/T/M/H, and did not do justice to any of those categories, but it fell frustratingly short of my expectations.
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I've only sampled a few pages since I am still reading another book but I am just like you I need the book to start off with a huge run. The slow beginning throws me off sometimes. Thank you for the heads up that I will have to be patient before the speed actually picks up.wendilou49 wrote: ↑01 Mar 2020, 04:57 Ii enjoyed reading this book. I loved the intermingling of Irish history and folklore with a good mystery! I loved the relationships in this book, especially Hillary's with her daughter Claire. They were so sweet and honest with each other. The beginning of this book was a little slow. Too much time getting ready to go instead of going and doing. I rated House of Eire 3 it of 4 stars because of the slow take off. I liked to get pulled into a story right away!
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Thanks a lot.IchbineinBerliner wrote: ↑11 Mar 2020, 14:42Chipochashe wrote: ↑02 Mar 2020, 13:50 I am yet to read. The reviews and comments all seem to point to a great read. I am unsure how I'll feel about the slow start. Do I need to start the beginning of the series to get the story?
Yes, it was a slow start, but I thought the Irish ambience was enough to make up for it.
You don't need to start at the beginning of the series. I didn't, and I kept up easily. I gave this book 3 out of 4 stars.
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I agree that the historical facts were interesting and added a lot to the story!Twylla wrote: ↑01 Mar 2020, 09:03 It is a great story, and it includes some interesting history lessons about the country of Ireland. I liked the historical facts included in the story. My favorite line in the book was when Bridget said, “A famine is when there isn’t enough food. ‘A Great Hunger’ is what it really was. Thousands were forced to starve.” Bridget felt like the people of Ireland deserved to know the truth behind the suffering and anguish the country had been through.