I was excited about reading this book since I love mystery novels and I love British history. I discovered that in the book Prophecy that I am not a fan of the two combined. I found the book a bit difficult to follow and since I had not read the first in the series, I found …more it hard to relate to the main character, Giordano Bruno. However, for those who enjoy historical fiction this book has it all. Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary, Catholics, Protestants, fair maidens, spies, monks, sorcery, evil and so on. (less)

I was very excited about reading this book since I have loved other travel adventure books in the past. However, I found Radio Shangri-La by Lisa Napoli a bit uneven. The first two days in Bhutan are read well and interesting, but then it lost my interest. Too many pages …more discussing going back and forth and not enough meat or heart regarding Bhutan. (less)