A Catch of Consequence

I love historical novels, and A Catch of Consequence is one of the best I've read in a long time. Diana Norman tells a page-turner of a story about the adventures of Makepeace Burke, a Boston tavern keeper who catches herself a new life when she fishes English nobleman Philip Dapifer out of Boston Harbor.

Makepeace is a very likable character, and her entourage of younger brother Aaron, former slave Betty, and Indian Tantaquidgeon are an interesting group. Philip Dapifer is really a secondary character, whose main role seems to be getting Makepeace from Boston to England, where she learns some very hard lessons about what's really important in life.

This book is not an historical romance. Yes, there is some romance, but mostly we follow Makepeace as she makes her way through the events of Boston and then England in the latter part of the 18th century. It's really a very good novel.

Nothing very exciting...

I guess they all can't be great books. I just finished reading The Diary by Eileen Goudge. It was okay, but pretty formulaic and trite. Definitely chick lit, and the characters weren't all that appealing; I just didn't care very much who Elizabeth decided to marry and why.

I also read part of The New ME Diet by Jade and Keoni Teta. Turns out I'm a muscle burner - who knew? Anyway, it's stuff I know - don't eat a lot of starches, fill up on vegetables and fruits, eat healthy protein every day, avoid alcohol. Their workout plan is that you do hybrid moves that work more than one muscle, and you work without stopping for 20 minutes. I guess it's sort of like Curves. Anyway, I will probably try the eating plan, but I like my Body Pump classes at Gold's.