{"id":9635,"date":"2018-01-18T08:29:19","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T13:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=9635"},"modified":"2021-05-31T20:02:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T00:02:39","slug":"devil-may-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/9635","title":{"rendered":"Devil May Care"},"content":{"rendered":"

Devil May Care<\/a><\/em> (1977) Elizabeth Peters<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ellie is heading to VA to housesit while her Aunt Kate heads on a short vacation. But after Kate leaves, a series of strange events leads her to wonder if something supernatural is happening in the house.<\/p>\n

First, Ellie’s fiance is awful, and you can see the whole thing heading south, even if Henry can’t. I really like the way that was done.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t josh you, darling,\u201d Ellie said. Her voice had a peculiar note. Henry had heard that tone rather often in the last few months. It did not occur to him to wonder about it, which was perhaps unfortunate for him.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Opening the book with Henry makes Kate’s immediate dislike of him understandable, and you’re rooting for her to help Ellie see the light.<\/p>\n

Henry said heartily. \u201cYou and I are going to be pals, Aunt Kate.\u201d <\/p>\n

Kate turned and gave him a long, thoughtful look.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I was a little bit amused by Ted, who is gay, although those words are never ever said. It’s all subtext and insinuation. <\/p>\n

It’s a fun story, and I very much enjoyed it.
\nRating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Publisher: William Morrow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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