Rizzio
6 journalers for this copy...
Picked this up second hand. It's a retelling of the story of the murder of David Rizzio in Holyrood Palace.
I had mixed feelings about this one. You really get a sense of the brutality of the murder of Rizzio and the vulnerability of Mary Queen of Scots. Talk about a dysfunctional marriage!
Journal Entry 3 by bookfrogster at Edinburgh Book Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Sunday, August 20, 2023
Released 1 yr ago (8/20/2023 UTC) at Edinburgh Book Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom
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Set free at the Book Festival Old Gang meet up. Happy reading!
Picked up at Edinburgh Bookfestival meet up, thanks for bringing along
Absolutely brilliant read ! If there ever was a fascinating crime story, this surely is it. Denise Mina totally packed a punch in just 113 pages !
Released 1 yr ago (11/7/2023 UTC) at Rushyford, County Durham United Kingdom
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Added to the mixed fiction bookbox
Journal Entry 7 by 
earthcaroleanne
at Falkirk, Scotland United Kingdom on Saturday, November 18, 2023
earthcaroleanne at Falkirk, Scotland United Kingdom on Saturday, November 18, 2023
Taking from the Random Bookbox.
Journal Entry 8 by earthcaroleanne at Falkirk, Scotland United Kingdom on Saturday, November 25, 2023
earthcaroleanne at Falkirk, Scotland United Kingdom on Saturday, November 25, 2023
This book was quite interesting from a historical point of view although accuracy should be treated with caution. Not because Denise Mina has made it all up but because the reasons for the murder were murky even at the time and different theories have been put forward ever since. However it is well written, giving a tense and vivid account of the event while bringing to life characters who are usually discussed in a more factual one-dimensional way.
Journal Entry 9 by earthcaroleanne at Walthamstow, Greater London United Kingdom on Saturday, November 25, 2023
earthcaroleanne at Walthamstow, Greater London United Kingdom on Saturday, November 25, 2023
Released 1 yr ago (11/26/2023 UTC) at Walthamstow, Greater London United Kingdom
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Returning to the Random Bookbox.
Journal Entry 10 by Poodlesister at Walthamstow, Greater London United Kingdom on Thursday, November 30, 2023
Poodlesister at Walthamstow, Greater London United Kingdom on Thursday, November 30, 2023
I can’t resist this book. Taken out of the Random Bookbox
I enjoyed this and forgot to journal it at the time.
I enjoyed this and forgot to journal it at the time.
Journal Entry 11 by Poodlesister at RABCK , -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Monday, April 15, 2024
Poodlesister at RABCK , -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Monday, April 15, 2024
Released 9 mos ago (4/15/2024 UTC) at RABCK , -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom
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A wishlist book going to Tampere for pippis
Join UK Bookcrossers at the BCUK Durham Unconvention from 20-22 September 2024
Join UK Bookcrossers at the BCUK Durham Unconvention from 20-22 September 2024
Journal Entry 12 by 
pippis
at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Wednesday, April 24, 2024
pippis at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Oh my goodness, wishlist book! Thank you so much, Poodlesister, both for the book and coming to Tampere ❤️ I've got a week off next week, so this book just might be on the very top of the pile...
Journal Entry 13 by pippis at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Saturday, July 6, 2024
pippis at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Saturday, July 6, 2024
Though I love historical facts and accuracy, this little book of imagined details was simply perfect! The amount of feelings that came alive on the pages, the little quirky jigs that made the events somehow even more plausible..oh if everyone could write like Mina! I could only wish for more pages on the story!
Journal Entry 14 by pippis at Panimoravintola Koulu in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Friday, July 12, 2024
pippis at Panimoravintola Koulu in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Friday, July 12, 2024
Released 6 mos ago (7/13/2024 UTC) at Panimoravintola Koulu in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland
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You'll want to read this book! Come grab it for yourself!
Pippis praised this book at our Turku meet-up so I grabbed this with me. Many thanks for the book and company!
