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    Shakespeare's Counsellor

    Written by Charlaine Harris

    Narrated by Julia Gibson

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Welcome back to the sleepy little town of Shakespeare, Arkansas, where secrets come to hide. Lily Bard has joined a group therapy session with counselor Tamsin Lynd, determined finally to face her violent past. It sounds positively enlightening, until the murder of a fellow member sends a warning. But who was the message meant for? Why? And who's next to fall victim to a killer's head games?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateDec 1, 2010
    ISBN9781407468464
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    Shakespeare's Counsellor
    Author

    Charlaine Harris

    Charlaine Harris is a New York Times bestselling author who has been writing for over thirty years. She was born and raised in the Mississippi River Delta area. She has written four series, and two stand-alone novels, in addition to numerous short stories, novellas, and graphic novels (cowritten with Christopher Golden). Her Sookie Stackhouse books have appeared in twenty-five different languages and on many bestseller lists. They’re also the basis of the HBO series True Blood. Harris now lives in Texas, and when she is not writing her own books, she reads omnivorously. Her house is full of rescue dogs.

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    • 3/5
      sad there are no more. ilike ms bard and her lil town.
    • 4/5
      Looking at the setting (Shakespeare, Arkansas) and the heroine’s name (Lily Bard) it’s a simple jump to the conclusion that Shakespeare’s Counselor is a cozy mystery. It is not. It’s in the murky waters between cozy and noir: too dark to be cozy, too hopeful to be noir. The heroine is an edgy, troubled – some might say haunted – protagonist partnered with Jack Leeds, who’s very much her kindred spirit. Lily cleans houses, practices the martial arts and serves as Jack’s apprentice in his private investigation business. Jack is a former cop who left law enforcement under a cloud. But the part of Lily’s life Shakespeare’s Counselor zeroes in on is her earlier gang rape – something that turned her until-then idyllic life upside-down. As the book opens, Lily awakens from one of her frequent nightmares punching and trying to strangle Jack. Finally, Jack’s suggestion that she attend a group therapy session for rape victims seems like a good idea. But the dark side intrudes on this healing phase of Lily’s life when a new member of the group is murdered in a very gruesome way and Lily learns that the group’s leader, Tamsin Lynd, is herself being stalked. Lily and Jack aren’t the type of folks you’d invite to your house and expect to be the life of the party. They’re both brooders who don’t trust others easily and are fearful of revealing too much of their past, alluded to continuously, but never totally explained. My tastes run to lighter fare but, nonetheless, I enjoyed reading Shakespeare’s Counselor and would think readers who prefer mysteries that are less frothy than the typical cozy would like it even more. It’s well plotted, well written and has enough twists, turns and mysterious types to keep it interesting.First published in Mystery News, April-May 2005 issue.
    • 3/5
      Nothing to write home about. A little boring, a lot predictable. Harris' writing style is still easy going and the plot just interesting enough to keep you reading till the end. Luckily not a long read.
    • 2/5
      This book was a bit of an upset, for me. I love the character Lily, very much. And I sincerely love that she is furthering her relationship with Jack, her love interest, and is able to hang in there and keep this new relationship afloat, without trying to screw it up (consciously or unconsciously) on purpose. I love that Lily loves Jack. But these new developments in the relationship, and the series, are completely unlike anything the characters would do, in my opinion. I was left wondering WHY.
      Then to have her act as she did in this novel seemed.... kinda like the author was taking massive leaps and bounds in her recovery from the past. I don't agree with these changes, I don't think this character, having gone through The Bad Thing, would have done these things, and I was rather put off at the novel because of it all.
      Lily would NOT have gone off and married Jack, out of the blue. She suffered from a HUGE inability to have a real relationship, much less taken a giant commitment like this - she is pretty much a commitment-phobe, because of the rape and abuse in the past.
      Then the author has the characters say... "well we got married a month ago...." and didn't even write about it?? Or anything? man, that's cruel. The novel seemed to be rather like a car out of control.

      Then Lily starts having health problems... and finds out she's pregnant?? that's CRAP. There is no way these newly wedded couple can handle something like that without wanting to at least run away and hide. but they do, AND solve a murder or two, in the process of her recuperation from losing the baby.
      A MISCARRIAGE??? Right after getting an implant to stop unwanted pregnancies? And they are SAD they lost it......? I am at a loss. this doesn't seem like the same series it was, in the past three books. I don't know who these people are, anymore.
      I must say, having BOTH the couple in question be the Bad Guys, was just the topping on the confusion-cake that is this novel. I was beyond confused, and left feeling very very disappointed and lost. I sincerely hope this problem wasn't caused by the author's writing of three different series at the same time. I am taking a break from them all, and the author, for a while.
    • 5/5
      Really sorry that this series is over. Harris says she told the story, but I wanted more.
    • 4/5
      Shakespeare's Counselor
      4 Stars

      In the final book of the series, Lily decides its time to get some therapy for her PTSD after she nearly kills Jack in her sleep. Unfortunately, the nightmares of her past become the reality of her present, when the body of a woman killed in a horrific manner is left on display at the counseling center. Which one of Lily's fellow group members has become the target of a vicious killer?

      Warning: Readers who have difficulty with themes of sexual abuse and rape may wish to rethink their choice of book.

      Lily has come a lone way since the prickly loner of the first book. While she is still in possession of the tough, no-nonsense attitude that made her so appealing to me (but not necessarily to others), she has also healed sufficiently to cultivate solid friendships and a wonderful romance with Jack. If there is one disappointing development in this regard it is that Lily has to suffer the additional trauma of a miscarriage -hasn’t she suffered enough?. That said, this sad event only serves to bring Lily and Jack even closer and gives them both hope for the future.

      The psychotic stalker mystery is compelling and Harris certainly knows how to build the tension and draw in the reader. The twist at the end is a little on the predictable side but the resolution is original and exciting.

      All in all, I am sad to read the last of Lily’s adventures as she and her friends have been a highlight of my 2014 reading year. Looking forward to reading more of Harris’s books in the future.
    • 3/5
      Another good one. Very convoluted mystery this time. It's the last one I have, thank goodness. These books are like candy. Very hard to quit reading, but not especially fulfilling. Still, they're fun.
    • 4/5
      Another really interesting installment in the Lily Bard series. I enjoy Lily's character, and miss this series.
    • 4/5
      Just now getting around to adding books read in 2006. Before Sookie Stackhouse, there was Lily Bard -- rape survivor, martial artist, and housecleaner-cum-private eye in a small town in Arkansas (the Shakespeare of the title). Lily shows up now and then in the Sookie Stackhouse series. She is a wonderful strong character and I enjoyed all of this series, as I have all of Charlaine Harris's books.
    • 4/5
      This is the fifth and last book of Harris’s series taking place in Shakespeare, Arkansas and featuring Lily Bard.Four years previously, Lily was the victim of a vicious knifing and gang rape attack. Now she is married, but she still hasn’t come to grips with the fear and pain. Her husband Jack suggests she see a rape counselor, and she reluctantly joins a group in town led by Tamsin Lynd.It soon turns out that Lynd herself is being victimized by a dangerous stalker, and when the bodies start piling up, the past traumas of all of the women in the group bubble to the surface.Discussion: This book, in the guise of a cozy mystery, is actually an excellent exploration of the problems of women and violence. In the rape counseling group, the women discuss all the pertinent issues that commonly are debated, such as who is to blame:"The problem of responsibility was a knotty one. Women dress provocatively to attract sexual attention and admiration, because that’s gratifying. I believed that very few women would wear a push-up bra, a low-cut blouse, high heels, tight skirts, if they were going to stay home working on the computer, for example. But sexual attention does not equate with rape. I knew of no woman who would walk out the door for an evening of barhopping with the idea that maybe she would enjoy being forced at knifepoint to give a blow job to a stranger. And very few women walked alone at night hoping a man would offer them a choice between sex and strangulation.”Two of the women in the group had actually killed their assailants. One had no regrets whatsoever, and one wondered whether God would have preferred that she die herself rather than commit murder. They discuss how women can overcome violence and keep themselves safe. Not all the women in the group agree on all issues, enabling Harris to present multiple viewpoints.Still, this isn’t just a dark story. Harris comes through with her typical brand of understated humor:"Tamsin: “Okay, while I was in there, I dropped everything. I spilled all my papers from my notebook and knocked my pop over.”Lily: “After a brief vision of Tamsin pushing down an old man with white hair, I realized she meant she’d spilled a soft drink. Maybe it was a northern or Midwestern thing?"Evaluation: Have I said lately how much I love Charlaine Harris? Her books are quick reads, but always worth the time, in my opinion.
    • 5/5
      The final in this murder mystery series where Lily Bard finally starts seeing a counsellor for her rape, but one of the other members is found murdered and she starts to unravel the mystery.
    • 4/5
      This is the fifth book (and last?) in the Lily Bard mystery series. I can now say that Lily is one of my favorite literary characters in any genre, not just mystery. My favorite part of this one is the deepening of the relationship between Lily and her husband, Jack. The resolution of the mystery in this one is a little weak, but the characters and small town detail more than make up for it. I sure hope Ms. Harris publishes more in this series soon! Four stars.
    • 4/5
      It would be nice if Charlaine Harris would give us another Lily Bard mystery in this style--a fair amount of action, development of Lily's character, and a mystery that isn't too hard to catch up with at the end.
    • 4/5
      Lily is getting more and more involved with Jack and his business, and finally goes to some counselling to deal with some of her issues to do with her kidnapping and rape when she was younger. Things get complicated when one of her fellow members is killed. It's interesting, the characters do develop but it is quite slow.
    • 4/5
      This is my favorite (so far) of the Lily Bard mysteries. I don't know if Lily is just growing on me or if the changes to her character have made her easier to like, but I found myself much more interested in her. I think her attraction to Bobo and relationship with Jack are particularly well-done, and the plot in this one was one of the more unique mysteries I've read recently.
    • 4/5
      The fifth and final installment in the Lily Bard series wraps up Lily's story quite nicely. In addition to finally settling down with Jack, Lily has decided to face her past and begin attending group therapy sessions. Of course, these sessions become the scene for yet another murder in cozy little Shakespeare. And as usual, Lily is right smack in the middle of the action. As others have said, this wasn't the best in the series. I think some of that was because there weren't any loose ends to leave you craving the next book. But with Lily's settling down and everything, it did have a hint of finality to it. I for one am sorry to see her go... though I hear she may be making cameo appearances in some of Charlaine Harris's other books from time to time. :)