DO press on with the Aubrey/Maturin series...they only get better!!! And I hear you about all the nautical jargon and explanations. I picked up A Sea of Words, which is a sort of dictionary of all the nautical, arcane, or otherwise unfamiliar words in the books. It covers the food, things like the Liberties of the Savoy, Parliament, many many things that vex and confuse O'Brian's readers. I have read them all 3 times and am on my 4th go-round!
Just found Mhairi McFarlane, too, and thoroughly enjoyed Mad About You! But to say Bridget Jones Mad: About the Boy isn't a great book might put a damper on our friendship. :-) Going to find Ayesha At Last as your book recs are (almost entirely) FIRE.
Oh no, I didn't say it well enough: I definitely loved Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (even if I didn't think it was perfect. No book is perfect!). So hopefully we can still be friends! 😄
DO press on with the Aubrey/Maturin series...they only get better!!! And I hear you about all the nautical jargon and explanations. I picked up A Sea of Words, which is a sort of dictionary of all the nautical, arcane, or otherwise unfamiliar words in the books. It covers the food, things like the Liberties of the Savoy, Parliament, many many things that vex and confuse O'Brian's readers. I have read them all 3 times and am on my 4th go-round!
I had a feeling they would continue to get even better, so I am glad for the confirmation!
Just found Mhairi McFarlane, too, and thoroughly enjoyed Mad About You! But to say Bridget Jones Mad: About the Boy isn't a great book might put a damper on our friendship. :-) Going to find Ayesha At Last as your book recs are (almost entirely) FIRE.
Oh no, I didn't say it well enough: I definitely loved Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (even if I didn't think it was perfect. No book is perfect!). So hopefully we can still be friends! 😄