It's rare for me these days to find either optimism or genuine able characters in fiction. I've been immersed in murder mysteries again, so that explains some of it, but I've read many books recently in which even the 'good' guys are moral poison. Yes, there is a murder in this one, yet, somehow, I don't feel the same moral repulsion. I suspect it's a mixture of the historical setting and the especial repulsiveness of the victim! In any case, Morgan-Cole concludes her 17th-century NL trilogy with another combination of action and emotional sensitivity. One hopes in reading that the real women whose barely-documented existence Morgan-Cole set out to fill in via the fictional imagination had something even close to what these novels present as an emotional support group for each other. Side-by-side with that is the hope that some of the historical men were possessed of the positive attributes that some of their fictional counterparts sometimes display. Nothing is perfect, of course. Conflict has to come from somewhere and some men are violent, sexist, racist bastards here (as are a few women), but there rests under all three of these novels both an optimism about community and a hopefulness that is (to my mind anyway) mostly missing from rather a lot of contemporary fiction.new-in-20241 Linda Churchill399 8

What an excellent conclusion to this trilogy! Kept my interest to the end! Well worth the wait. Kudos to the author, Trudy Morgan Cole. 1 Tracy Fry3

I've been waiting for so long for this, A Company of Rogues, the conclusion to Trudy Morgan-Cole's Cupids Trilogy and I was not disappointed! Such a marvellous ending to the story involving characters whom I've grown to love. Historical fiction is not my favourite genre, as I'm more of a contemporary fiction reader, and I've often said that it has to be a particularly well-written book for me to love an historical fiction novel- well, this entire series is certainly among my favourites of the genre!The strength in particular of the female characters, the thoughtful examination of the treatment of indigenous peoples in the colonization of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the thrilling adventures and conflicts faced by these pioneers truly make this a page turner, and reminded me so much of Random Passage, another of my favourite historical fiction books (written by Morgan-Cole's aunt, Bernice Morgan). If you have not begun the trilogy, I envy you the journey. TrudyAuthor 33 books128

The five-star rating is a statement of faith. I hope it's good. But what really matters is what YOU think! It has been a lot of fun writing this series, and I hope everyone who has enjoyed the first two books is happy with the conclusion of the story. That's what matters most ... that, and finally being finished with it (for me)!
3 s Lisa Walters27 1 follower

A great conclusion to the Cupids series. I loved the focus on the women in the colony and their strength through good times and adversity. It had a great ending that was a definite surprise. Kathryn Baverstock93

This was an excellent finish to the trilogy. I enjoyed seeing the women grow and the communities continue to develop Debbie Ita3 1 follower

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