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    Lies, Damned Lies, and History: The Chronicles of St. Mary's Book Seven

    By Jodi Taylor

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    At St Mary's Institute of Historical Research, the historians don't just study the past, they revisit it. Behind the strait-laced façade of a conventional academic institution, the secret of time travel has been discovered and is being used for ground-breaking and daring historical research. The series takes the reader on a rollercoaster ride through history: from the destruction of Pompeii to the trenches of the First World War; from the Great Fire of London to the burning of the library at Alexandria; from Bronze Age Troy to the time of the dinosaurs... Meanwhile, within at St Mary's itself, there are power struggles, romances and intrigues worthy of a book in themselves.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAccent Press
    Release dateMay 5, 2016
    ISBN9781682994207
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    Lies, Damned Lies, and History: The Chronicles of St. Mary's Book Seven

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    • 5/5
      I love this series. It is such a mix of everything... humour, science fiction, history, horror, romance, and just general quirkiness! I never know what to expect. It's completely unpredictable, and the banter between the charcters, as well as the characters themselves has me giggling aloud as I fly through the pages. I find it no problem at all to suspend disbelief because it's just so much damn fun to read these books! I'm already looking forward to the next book!
    • 4/5
      Jolly, poignant, hugely fun and funny, and therefore, same as all of the books. These books make me very happy. This entry describes a St. Mary's that has changed quite a bit, due to events that are described fairly early on in the book. And there are, as usual, adventures and dangers galore. I enjoyed this book very much. However, there were a few aspects to this entry that beggared belief (more than usual). There is a coincidence that is ridiculous even for these books, and the behavior of the St. Mary's staff after the events described right at the beginning of the book is not at all consistent with the way these characters and the unit have been described, and then it is resolved very suddenly with not explanation. And lastly, and perhaps most problematically for the series as a whole, is the role of a person/persons who can serve at will as a convenient deus ex machina. But overall, this is a great installment. I love how these books are candy for the history nerd, and Taylor lets us have all kinds of history nerd wish fulfillment, with multiple (almost always western, mostly British) murky historical events being explained once and for all.
    • 4/5
      The seventh full-length novel in the St. Mary's Institute for Historical Research time-travel series. Things go very wrong very quickly and are only put right through much effort and foolishness. In other words, a typical entry in the series. Notable for the appearance of King Arthur, and birth of the Maxwell-Farrell spawn. There are worse ways to while away a Sunday afternoon.
    • 5/5
      Man this one had me on the edge of my seat and I am not going to lie at one point I was in tears because I thought something else was going to happen. I am grateful everyday that Jen introduced me to this series. The characters -- the dialogue -- the -- EVERYTHING! At times like this I feel unworthy to even review creations of perfection like this. I don't have the words to articulate that you just NEED this series to make your life worth living. IF you are feeling down, just download an audible copy of any of the St Mary's Chronicles series & you will feel so much better. This installment is a hell of a rollercoaster. Don't even try to make plans while reading, you are not going to want to put it down. I do have to say I might need to take a quarter star off the review for the less than stellar comments about Librarians. Oh, never mind, the rest of the awesomeness outweighs the little piece of stereotypical Librarian oversight. Favourite Quotes"Librarians are always convinced that everyone finds old books as fascinating at they do themselves and, in an environments that frowns on even heavy breathing, silent twitching is excitement made manifest.""The really big downside to being married concerns the inexplicable need of half of a married couple to know, at all times, exactly where the other one is. I mean -- what is that all about?"
    • 4/5
      More fun from the historians of St. Mary's! We get to meet King Arthur and Merlin, and Max gets herself into even more trouble than ever before.
    • 3/5
      Way too short. Love the new adventure and of course, I'm very attached to the characters and St. Mary's! The books are fun to read, but I'm glad I paid only $4.61 for this one. 320 Kindle pages.
    • 4/5
      Possibly the best and fortunately not the last book in this very enjoyable series. Max doing "Who's on First" with the twirp from Thirsk would make a great UTube flic. She and her happy band of mayhemics visit a battle, a coronation and meet Arthur Pendragon. They find artifacts, donate the same and then have to steal and return them; to right the world order. Much good fun, many perils and creative solutions as one expects from Jodi Taylor.
    • 4/5
      I liked this installment in the St. Mary's Chronicles. There was a lot of humor and suspense and thrills. I was particularly taken with the info about Stonehenge and also the linking up of a fortress in Wales with the Arthurian legend. I have been listening to the History of English podcast which talks about the the relationship of Arthur to Olde English and pre-English languages. And there was Arthur in the book.
    • 4/5
      Although Max’s pregnancy may be considered a “blessed event,” it isn’t without its downside. When an opportunity arises for the time historians to observe the Battle of Teutoburg Forest in which an alliance of Germanic tribes routs the more disciplined Roman army, she is relegated to a safer alternative because of her “condition,” the coronation of George IV. Realizing that her field time might be significantly curtailed when her baby is born, she is trying to cram as much as she can until that time.A cardinal rule for time historians and the support team is not to interfere with past events because of the ripple effects down the history stream. And, one doesn’t want to make Clio, the muse of history upset. The historians can retrieve historical artifacts if the item will be lost in the time, such as by fire. However, sometimes it is difficult to know whether an artifact is lost in time. When King Arthur’s sword (not the legendary Excalibur) is rescued by the team after being buried in a cave, unexpected events begin to occur in the present. Are these events coincidental events or the result of taking the sword?Generally, I have difficulty staying with a series, especially one this long; I quickly become bored. However, I have yet to tire of this for a couple of reasons. One, Jodi Taylor introduces historical events in an interesting fashion. Her books is an enjoyable way to learn history! There are no safe time excursions when Max is involved. Second, when the stories do become somewhat mundane, the author will introduce an unexpected twist that engages me. BTW, since this was an audiobook, I felt like I experienced this child birth with Max. The sound effects whiles I was listening to it in the car was a bit difficult to hear. I was cringing while the baby was born. Overall, this was one of the series that stood out from the rest and look forward to continuing it.
    • 5/5
      I love Jodi Taylor. I love Max. (I also love Zara Ramm.) (It's especially fun to hear her say "Caer Guorthigern".) But the premise of this installment in the Chronicles of St. Mary's is … not what it could be. When Max's team brings back the location of an extraordinary artifact, the information is passed on to Thirsk, St. Mary's funding partner, who promptly and happily recovers it and locks it up for future study. And almost immediately terrible things begin happening to the area from which the artifact was taken, and a member of Max's team is certain that the run of bad luck is entirely due to the removal of that artifact. So they decide to put it back. Technically, to steal it and put it back.Aaaaaand of course things go pear–shaped. "I tied up my hair and surveyed my team: Marcus, Evans, Lingos, and me. What could possibly go wrong?"And here's the thing. A couple of times in the planning phase someone says "couldn't we just ask them to put it back?" And as everyone in the book said "no" I was saying "but –" – because … couldn't they? Granted, having the artifact in storage is awesome – but I could completely see the whole "asking" thing working. If spun right it could have been a media bonanza. But that's not the route the story took, and you know? As long as I get to hang out with Marcus and Evans and Lingos, Max and Leon and all the rest of the St. Mary's team; as long as the pods still smell of cabbage and now and then the world goes white, all is well. All is better than well – all is grand. Welcome, Matthew Edward Farrell. Every child should have a bear to watch over them. You might need six or seven. (I make teddy bears, Max - *makes "call me" sign*) Quotes that will probably work their way into my everyday speech, whether it makes sense or not: …I was well down the road to self–recrimination and despondency and slightly miffed that no one was coming with me. "You should employ more girls.""We used to, but they made the boys cry."And best of all: "Is it like terrapins?" – Markham