Pawn in Frankincense: Fourth in the Legendary Lymond Chronicles | 
so-soThis book was definitely a slog for me 😞 It could have been bad timing on my part when choosing to start it, or the fact that I'm not as familiar with the history of the Ottoman Empire... who knows. I will absolutely finish the series (only 2 more books to go!), but this is my least favourite of the series.
pickFinally finished Book Four (of Six!) in the Lymond Chronicles. This one was just as suspenseful, nerve-wracking and wonderfully written as the others.
I know. I know. I blab about this series constantly. However, there is no pain quite so exquisite as that which Dorothy Dunnett dishes out. #mademecry #somethingforsept
Today's #augustphotochallenge is hard. There are too many characters I love: Hermione Granger, Lizzie Bennet, Lucy Pevensie, Valancy from The Blue Castle... but then I saw my Lymond Chronicles, and had to pick Philippa Somerville. Any character could easily be eclipsed by Lymond, but Philippa never is. I love her initiative, determination, and loyalty. Plus, there's a dear child who calls her Fippy. Can't not love that. #favefemalecharacter
