{"id":5251,"date":"2015-05-17T11:29:01","date_gmt":"2015-05-17T15:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=5251"},"modified":"2022-10-30T19:46:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T23:46:28","slug":"the-black-hawk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/5251","title":{"rendered":"The Black Hawk"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Black Hawk<\/a><\/em> (2011) Joanna Bourne<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Black-Hawk\"<\/a>Set in London in 1818, with flashes back to Paris 1802 and other times and places.<\/p>\n

This is the fourth book in the series, the story of Adrian Hawkhurst (aka Hawker) and Justine DuMotier, who we met in previous books, Adrian as an adult, Justine as a child (and already a French spy).<\/p>\n

I had a hard time getting into this story, because I adored Adrian from his first appearance in the first book, but had a very hard time with the character of Justine. I didn’t dislike her, and I felt bad for all the horrible things that had happened to her, but I had a hard time finding her compelling. <\/p>\n

Even if she was intelligent and witty.<\/p>\n

One does not take the small joys of life for granted when they may not be granted tomorrow.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Almost no rational thinking occurs when one is naked.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Also, I HATED this cover. First, I don’t know who that man is, but it’s not the man in the book, and second, that is the stupidest pose ever. Unbuttoned & tucked in shirts are stupid. The cape makes it utterly ridiculous, especially as he’s in a pose as if he’s striding forward.<\/p>\n

I eventually became interested in her, and understood what Adrian felt for her, but mostly I just wanted to spend my time with Adrian.<\/p>\n

BLETCH.<\/p>\n

All of this isn’t to say the story isn’t worth reading, because it is, but I didn’t enjoy it as much as I did the earlier stories. I just wanted more for and from Adrian.
\nRating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Berkley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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