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[fiercebunny]

Had to share the pimptastic Elizabethan cover art. I'm not sure what that magenta thing that Elizabeth is wearing. Actually, I'm not sure why it's magenta in the first place.

I first read this back when I was in high school, I think, but I couldn't find my copy anywhere, so I actually ordered a new/old copy from Amazon marketplace. I've been reading a lot of Jean Plaidy lately (Victoria Holt's other nom de plume) and I remembered this one was a lot of fun. It's about Lettice Knollys, cousin to Queen Elizabeth and the woman who eventually married Robert Dudley, Elizabeth's OTP. Lettice is such an unrepentantly whorey bitch. Good times. She's spending most of the book boasting to the reader and herself about being the Queen's rival and getting to schtupp Leicester, only to get pwned everytime she's in Elizabeth's presence. Also, pretty much everyone who crosses Leicester falls down a flight of stairs or dies of dysentary. OR DO THEY? DUN DUN DUN.

Some BPAL decants came in the mail today. I'm trying Beaver Moon '07. Not as good as the '06 version. This one smells like strawberry cream soda and incense (that sort of incense-y smell that was in Underpants.) The fizzy strawberry smell kind of faded over the day though, and now it's just the incense-y smell that remains. Nice, but I think an imp will suffice.

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[mythosidhe.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHA! Oh, I used to adore Victoria Holt. When I was 13 I was totally obsessed with her Brontë-esque gothic romances. I haven't read this one though! I'll have to look for it. I recently finished her fictional memoir of Marie-Antoinette, The Queen's Confession.

[caerbannog.livejournal.com]

I love her Jean Plaidy books, even though they can sometimes be pretty repetitive. How was her Marie Antoinette book? I have my fingers crossed that Three Rivers Press will reissue her books on the French Revolution or Catherine De Medici but so far they've only stuck with English history :(

[mythosidhe.livejournal.com]

It's funny, much as I loved Victoria Holt, the only Jean Plaidy I've every read was the one about Anne Boleyn (the title escapes me at the moment, Lady in the Tower, I think), and I couldn't finish it. Something about the style irked me, and I gave up on it half way through. I'll have to try a different one and see if I fair better. I'd definitely pick up the ones on the Revolution if they ever come back into print.

The Queen's Confession was excellent. The story is told in 1st person from M-A's point of view, and she got the tone just right. I had a hell of a time hunting up a copy, but it was worth it!

[nealeinvan.livejournal.com]

the cover of that book just cracks me up!~!!!!!!! a fun summer read i betcha!!

and you are wearign bpal as well? has michelle corrupted the entire board? do you all smell like strawberries? mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmM

[caerbannog.livejournal.com]

Yup, I've been wearing BPAL for the past, oh three years now?, and still haven't gotten to the bottom of the BPAL barrel. They just keep cranking them out. And yes, we all smell like strawberries and CAKE. ^_^

smile

[nealeinvan.livejournal.com]

there isnt a better smell! anything better iften you ask me. man bait!!! that coud be a bpal. cookies and cakes and everything guys eat. you would be in trouble then:)blame it on michelle