tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912043579415184090.post4904385694498625556..comments2023-12-28T15:28:36.740-07:00Comments on Shelah Books It: Book Review: A Dangerous Place by Jacqueline WinspearShelahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14894331035791148486noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912043579415184090.post-25241680695491405732015-08-19T18:40:52.654-06:002015-08-19T18:40:52.654-06:00I was crushed and the ANGRY when I read the openin...I was crushed and the ANGRY when I read the opening chapter of this book. Are we never to be allowed to see Maisy happy and at peace with her life. Based on the story line from previous books that took James and then Maisy to Canada surely Maisy's decision to marry James and her adjustment to marriage and domesticity could have been played out for one book! Winspear surely had enough to work with if only for a few months of wedded bliss. While I recognize that life often has many tragedies, I believe Maisy could be much more interesting going forward if she had been allowed to evolve as a wife and/or mother. Terry Mastnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09668253990650410523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912043579415184090.post-84458122268600704462015-05-14T07:44:10.754-06:002015-05-14T07:44:10.754-06:00Wait, what? Holy cow.Wait, what? Holy cow.Cylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912043579415184090.post-27639858482414906012015-05-13T21:17:08.253-06:002015-05-13T21:17:08.253-06:00Oh man. So many thoughts. First, NOOOOO! Seriou...Oh man. So many thoughts. First, NOOOOO! Seriously?!? Why?!?! I agree - Winspear seems to think Maisie can't be true to her character if she gets married and has kids, but I feel like Winspear is just being lazy. I feel like this storyline is just like the first time we got to know Maisie. Here she is mourning the death of a lover. Where have I heard that before? Oh yes, Simon and Maisie storyline. Come on Winspear. You can do better. I think Maisie would be more interesting if she navigates solving crimes while having a family. It would give a different dimension to the story. But Maisie in mourning - been there. And of course, it's completely unsatisfying because she kills James off in the first part of the book. We don't even get to see them married. I feel like Winspear is just relying on the fact that we all love Maisie to keep buying these books. But I am frustrated. what did you think??annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09761571846278631251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912043579415184090.post-85062896957535976442015-05-13T17:45:20.764-06:002015-05-13T17:45:20.764-06:00i read it!i read it!Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637947893196880480noreply@blogger.com