Review: Solid Read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 19, 2014
I am torn between giving 3 and 4 stars on this.  I am going with 4 due to the fact these were definitely well written books, however after ALL the many rave reviews, I was expecting more.  Maybe that is why I am so hesitant to give this 4 stars, it was somewhat of a let down after all I have read over the years about these two books, Lady in White in particular.  I was looking forward to the paranormal ghostly activity in Lady in White, unfortunately that was a disappointment.  It was such a miniscule part of the book, and was never explained, it was like it was going to be a large part of the story, then forgotten about, and then at the last minute realized that it should be brought up once more before the ending.Lady in Waiting, was a good book, however the treachery, scheming, and game playing at court became extremely tedious.  I am assuming this must have been the way of life, but it doesn't really translate into great reading when it is the same conflicts and back stabbing over and over again.Now with all the comments I have just made, please don't get me wrong, these are very well written books, with likable characters and good story lines.  I would recommend to anyone, just don't set ridiculous expectations like I may have and expect so much that you are destined to be let down.  I think that to be fair, I may have given these books 5 stars if I had not let the build up become such that it probably wasn't possible to achieve what I was expecting.