The action/adventure elements were top notch as well with the intrepid Ross Poldark making an excellent hero. Graham was able to make the Napoleonic wars and the Battle of Waterloo come to life as well and I've thoroughly enjoyed learning about these subjects in a most entertaining way. I could almost feel that I was down deep in the mines with the book's characters. This series was such a learning experience for me the author was able to make potentially boring subjects such as tin and copper mining fascinating to the reader. Both George and Ross deserved to know how and why she died but Dwight Enys kept her deathbed confession to himself. punished for his ignorance which led to her death. Martin, Graham has the ability to make his most unlikable characters sympathetic to the reader but I still feel cheated where Warleggan is concerned.Īnother plot thread that I wanted to see resolved was the death of Elizabeth. I think the Poldark fans deserved to have an appropriate closure concerning George Warleggan. Surely the villainous George Warleggan deserved to pay for his many sins of omission and commission. I was hoping the final book would tie up a few loose ends and I'm very disappointed that this didn't happen. The author has once again researched his subject thoroughly and I learned a great deal about the entertainment industry during that era. I wish I could've found Bella's story more interesting but young adults would probably find Bella's story fascinating and entertaining. She's also quite precocious and has men falling in love with her at the tender age of 13. She has inherited her mother's love of music and has her heart set on becoming a famous opera diva.

If real life hadn't dared to interfere I probably would've finished long before now.Īfter 12 books I've grown so attached to these characters that it will be difficult to leave them behind even though the thought of reading something new and different is a very healing balm.īella Poldark focuses on the trials and tribulations of Ross and Demelza's youngest daughter. I finally finished the 12th and last book in the Poldark series.

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