tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017393286421862632.post3464248406650792413..comments2023-05-22T05:19:47.354-05:00Comments on Gothicked: Mary Stewart: My Brother MichaelUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017393286421862632.post-24175960095382153192011-07-07T19:10:03.556-05:002011-07-07T19:10:03.556-05:00Yeah, Mary Stewart is not my favorite, though no o...Yeah, Mary Stewart is not my favorite, though no other gothic romance novelist can write description like she does IMHO. :) I am reading The Ivy Tree right now, and around page 60, it got me. I don't want to put it down. lolGothic Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15837005510592192496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017393286421862632.post-5450572571714461352011-07-07T19:01:02.940-05:002011-07-07T19:01:02.940-05:00This is the first Mary Stewart novel I ever read, ...This is the first Mary Stewart novel I ever read, and it was recommended to me by my great grandaunt who loved it and also lent me her copy of Sea Jade...these were her fave books back "in the day"...<br /><br />I liked it, but wasn't blown away...I also feel the same about her Greece locale books The Moon Spinners and This Rough Magic...Definitely my favorites so far have been Madam Will You Talk, The Ivy Tree, and Wildfires At Midnight...I also have Thunder on the Right, Airs Above the Ground, and the Gabriel Hounds all recently purchased used from Ebay waiting for me...I'll be interested to hear what you think of those!Fiddlettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16265035123546380824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017393286421862632.post-38234066379086023862011-01-24T14:18:38.281-06:002011-01-24T14:18:38.281-06:00I just visited a Mary Stewart blog and a post reve...I just visited a Mary Stewart blog and a post reveals new book covers. Here is the link in case you want to check it out:<br /><br />http://marystewartnovels.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-uk-covers.html<br /><br />I think I like them!susiedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614040929072168679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017393286421862632.post-45559440093984311392010-09-22T20:32:52.695-05:002010-09-22T20:32:52.695-05:00HA! That's hilarious, Clark. There are quite a...HA! That's hilarious, Clark. There are quite a few guys that like Gothic Romance novels and certainly Gothic Novels in general-- and one or two post here as well. I love that these novels appeal so much to both genders! :) It says a lot about their quality.Gothic Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15837005510592192496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017393286421862632.post-13983411542443646892010-09-22T20:26:41.539-05:002010-09-22T20:26:41.539-05:00I'm so glad you gave this a good review becaus...I'm so glad you gave this a good review because I own this book but I've never read it yet. Now I will put a little priority on it! I rat holed a couple hundred of these gothic romance books over the years because I was so attracted to the cover art. I just knew the books had to be good but yet I procrastinated reading them. I'm glad I hung on to them! Thanks again for the reviews. Clark Brady (I share my wife's Google Account that's why it shows up as Sandy. Sandy reads generally what normal guys read and I read the gothic romance and the general romance novels. She also is into NFL football. Need I say more? :)Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14279556091826853097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017393286421862632.post-26084656307871890342010-09-20T04:16:15.164-05:002010-09-20T04:16:15.164-05:00Yep, this is definitely one of my favourites as we...Yep, this is definitely one of my favourites as well. Like you Lisa, I really felt I was in Greece with the characters and fell in love with the area. Definitely one of her best gothic romances.<br /><br />Can't remember the Ivy Tree, will have to see if I've read it.Carolannkgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017393286421862632.post-34805198587152258102010-09-10T20:19:55.026-05:002010-09-10T20:19:55.026-05:00The Ivy Tree is so cleverly written - you should r...The Ivy Tree is so cleverly written - you should read it next for sure!jwade19https://www.blogger.com/profile/12773796298765639646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017393286421862632.post-20838261140183797962010-09-10T18:49:06.242-05:002010-09-10T18:49:06.242-05:00Perhaps I'll never finish TotR, then. :) I wan...Perhaps I'll never finish TotR, then. :) I want to get my hands on 'The Ivy Tree.' That one isn't in my library, and it's hard to find in the secondhand store, too. I'll probably break down and buy it off of Amazon.<br /><br />The ending was graphic. I think she is a surprising author, though, now that I've completed two of her novels. LOL....Gothic Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15837005510592192496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017393286421862632.post-41256482292706023862010-09-10T18:27:30.207-05:002010-09-10T18:27:30.207-05:00I totally agree with your review. MBM has to be o...I totally agree with your review. MBM has to be one of Stewart's best. The ending was so shocking and graphic and barbaric to me (i.e. in the cave). <br /><br />The one thing I love the most about Stewart's writing is her ability to convey a sense of place. She can put the reader right there with her heroine - I'm glad to found that to be so.<br /><br />Funny you should mention that you struggled with warming up to the hero in Thunder on the Right. I read on a Mary Stewart website that TotR was her least favorite book she wrote. She considered it inferior and silly. I haven't gotten a hold of it yet, but plan on doing so one of these days to see if I agree.jwade19https://www.blogger.com/profile/12773796298765639646noreply@blogger.com