Sylvester: Or, the Wicked Uncle - Nicholas Rowe, Georgette Heyer

This roll took me back to the same space I was on right before I hit that pesky snake.  I landed on square #59 again after rolling two dice and getting a seven.  Since I read/listen to a lot of oldies but goodies, I'm happily using "Sylvester" by Georgette Heyer this time as my pick for a title published more than ten years ago.  It didn't disappoint. The premise was entertaining, Heyer's signature humor and witty dialog were fun, and the character development and psychological insights were good.  I passed on the Richard Armitage narration and went with the unabridged Nicholas Rowe version instead which I thought was very good. I've read about a dozen of Heyer's regency romances now, and I'd be hard pressed to rank favorites. So far they've all been consistently entertaining.

 

  

Roll #10

 

59. Was published more than 10 years ago: Sylvester by Georgette Heyer

 

 

 

 

  

Progress to Date:

 

 

 1. Author is a woman / start: Their Lost Daughters by Joy Ellis

 

     Roll #1 - Two Dice Roll:  3 + 3 = 6

     Timestamp: 2019-02-24 21:59:09 UTC 

 

 7. Author's last name begins with the letters A, B, C, or D: The Mysterious Affair

     At Styles by Agatha Christie 

 

     Roll #2 - Two Dice Roll:  5 + 5 = 10

     Timestamp: 2019-02-26 07:26:51 UTC

 

17. Genre - horror: The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters (skipping horror)

 

      Roll #3 - One Die Roll:  4

     Timestamp: 2019-03-04 02:36:31 UTC

    

21. Set in Europe: My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell

 

      Roll #4 - Two Dice Roll:  6 + 5 = 11

      Timestamp: 2019-03-09 23:41:41 UTC

   

32. Genre: thriller: The Dry by Jane Harper

 

      Roll #5 - Two Dice Roll:  4 + 4 = 8

      Timestamp: 2019-03-14 20:42:23 UTC

  

40. Characters involved in the entertainment industry: Queen of Hearts by Rhys 

      Bowen.

 

      Roll #6 - Two Dice Roll:  5 + 1 = 6

      Timestamp: 2019-03-19 20:34:27 UTC 

     

46. A book that has been on your tbr for more than two years: The Devil's Novice

      by Ellis Peters

 

      Roll #7 - Two Dice Roll:  4 + 5 = 9

      Timestamp: 2019-03-26 22:06:20 UTC

   

55. Is more than 500 pages long: A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire (skipping

      500 pg. book)

 

      Roll #8 - One Die Roll:  4

      Timestamp: 2019-04-03 05:53:32 UTC

   

59. Was published more than 10 years ago: Friday the Rabbi Slept Late by Harry

      Kemelman

 

      Roll #9 - Two Dice Roll:  2 + 4 = 6

      Timestamp: 2019-04-08 04:22:51 UTC

 

65. Snake - go back to 52: (Zap!)

 

52. Has a tree or flower on the cover: Open Season by C.J. Box

 

 

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