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Book Reviews of Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3)

Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3)
Shakespeare's Christmas - Lily Bard, Bk 3
Author: Charlaine Harris
ISBN-13: 9780312193300
ISBN-10: 0312193300
Publication Date: 1998
Pages: 224
Rating:
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 42 ratings
Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur
Book Type: Hardcover
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29 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

melymermaid avatar reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on + 8 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Can I say wow?...

I mean, I knew Lily's story was gonna be dark. I expected her to be depressed to the point of making the reader depressed. Of course, I expected her to work out her issues throughout the story. What I did not expect was the story to be so good. The character to be so strong. Lily does have some serious issues to work with, and a heavy burden on her shoulders, but she is not miserable. She is not depressing. She is resourceful, a fighter... so much more than a survivor. I read the story and felt ashamed for all those times I've whined about petty nuisances, which are nothing compared to what Lily went through. I also felt proud of her for fighting her way out of the darkness and refuse being pitied and being treated like a victim.

This book series is a must-read for mystery novels. But it is also a must-read for women of all ages. I loved it.
reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on + 988 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This series just keeps getting better and better.

Even in a sleepy Arkansas town, the holidays can be murder. Lily Bard is going home for the holidays. More comfortable in baggy sweats than bridesmaid's frills, Lily isn't thrilled about attending her estranged sister's wedding. She has moved to Shakespeare, Arkansas, to start a new life, cleaning houses for a living, trying to forget the violence that once nearly destroyed her. Now she's heading back to home and hearth--just in time for murder.

The town's doctor and nurse have been bludgeoned to death at the office. And Lily's detective boyfriend suddenly shows up at her parents' door. Jack Leeds is investigating an eight-year-old kidnapping and the trail leads straight to Lily's hometown. It just might have something to do with the murders...and her sister's widowed fiance. With only three days before the wedding, Lily must work fast to clean up the messy case before her sister commits...marriage!
reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on + 19 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Although this story, from the Lily Bard series, doesn't actually take place in Shakespeare, it is another page-turner! Lily again finds a dead body and deals with family issues the same time. Charlaine Harris has done it again by writing another mystery you won't want to put down.
reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on + 48 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I'm enjoying the development of Lily's character and enjoyed getting to know her family in this book. Also like the strength of her detective boyfriend,Jack, as I think she needs someone with his background and abilities as they continue to work side-by-side in these Harris books.
reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on
Helpful Score: 1
It is what you expect from a Lily Bard mystery. It was fun to have Lily's character back in her home town.
reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on + 140 more book reviews
Third in the Lilly Bard series. These books keep getting better and better.
greendragon avatar reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on + 71 more book reviews
excellent series
solarawynn avatar reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on + 724 more book reviews
Really enjoy Lily's stories.
reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on + 29 more book reviews
Yet another wonderful mystery from Ms. Harris! Absolutely love this series!
reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on + 72 more book reviews
Excellent. I have missed several of the series, but this one is good on its own. Lily in love is fun.
Kukana avatar reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on + 131 more book reviews
3rd in series. I really like Lily, and I enjoyed the interaction with her parents and sister in this book.
Irisheyes70 avatar reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on + 23 more book reviews
A fast paced mystery. Lily Bard is a force to be reckoned with!
reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on + 351 more book reviews
Lily Bard is home for the holidays and not thrilled about a family wedding in the offing. Just in time for murder -
reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on + 119 more book reviews
You can't go wrong with the Lily Bard mysteries. This was very good.
mizPJ avatar reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on + 172 more book reviews
Yes, this is the Charlaine Harris who writes the Sookie Stackhouse books This is a mystery, and a very good one. Harris can write characters with the best of them, and plot like crazy. If you like very strong female characters, you will like Lily Bard.
robinmy avatar reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on + 2106 more book reviews
Solid mystery.
reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on + 5 more book reviews
love all of this series.
wizdragon8 avatar reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on
Great book, most sets that have more then two books to it kind of get redundent well this set dose not. It just gets better and better. This is my Third Set i have read by her
bookgirl2 avatar reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on + 13 more book reviews
Lily Bard has me hooked! The Shakespeare series keeps me interested and wanting to know "who done it". Very good series.
nhirdning avatar reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on
#3 in the Lily Bard series - Charlaine Harris can't be beat. She keeps me hooked until the very end; I often can't put the book down until I have found out "who done it"!
reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on + 12 more book reviews
This is my favorite of the Lily Bard books. Lily is a strong female protagonist, and I really enjoy the writing in this series. I'd recommend it to anyone who likes the Sookie Stackhouse books or really any mystery series with a strong woman with an interesting backstory.
reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on + 35 more book reviews
3rd in series, love charlaine harris and love this series
reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on
Wonderful book! I am looking forward to reading more about Lily.
GigiBeanz avatar reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on + 52 more book reviews
In Lily's third appearance, she heads home to Bartley, Arkansas-always an uncomfortable scenario for the introverted Lily-for her sister Varena's Christmas wedding. But Lily's got more to worry about than being a bridesmaid for a sister to whom she's no longer close. Soon after she arrives in Bartley, Lily's private detective boyfriend shows up too, and not just for moral support: He's investigating a four year old unsolved kidnapping only to find that the case hits close to home. Varena's new husband is the widowed father of a girl bearing a remarkable resemblance to the vanished child....
reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on + 38 more book reviews
Lilly Bard lives in Shakespeare, Arkansas. But in this book of the series she is heading home to attend her sistr's wedding. While the the town's dr. and nurse are bludgeoned to death.
Rebemdee avatar reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on
Still not my favorite series by this author, but entertaining and readable. I wish I liked Lily more, but she seems mean and cold, even taking into account her history.
danielleraybuck avatar reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on + 76 more book reviews
Another great fast read!!!
crafty1 avatar reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on + 13 more book reviews
This is another good "cozy" in this series.
KellitaJ avatar reviewed Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, Bk 3) on + 550 more book reviews
This small town murder mystery has a background rape story that I wasn't interested in reading.