Description
It is 1812 and the battle to prevent Napoleon Bonaparte conquering the Iberian Peninsula goes on:-
After the arduous siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, Will Tucker and Lady Megan Camberwell hope to have a few months’ respite from the perils of war but it is not to be. Megan and her friends are captured by the French and Will goes to their rescue alone, right into the heart of Badajoz, a seemingly impregnable fortified city and Wellington’s next destination.
Danger is around every corner and Will finds himself with other unexpected responsibilities as he attempts to rescue his girl.
This is the second in the trilogy, that tells the story of a London pickpocket and an aristocratic girl as they make their way through Spain during the Peninsula War. To be a Soldier is the first book in the series.
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About JM Kearsley
AnneS –
I so enjoyed ‘To be a Soldier’, the first novel in J.M. Kearsley’s Peninsular War trilogy, that I obtained and read a copy of ‘Just Another Day’ as soon as I could.
The historical lynchpin of ‘Just Another Day’ is the siege and storming by the British and their allies of the French-held fortified city of Badajoz. As the main historical event of ‘To be a Soldier’ was the British and allied capture of the lesser stronghold of Ciudad Rodrigo, ‘Just Another Day’ could easily have been diminished owing to plot similarities with its predecessor. Kearsley, however, has deftly avoided this potential problem by making the main plot of ‘Just Another Day’ Will Tucker’s attempts to free his beloved Lady Megan Camberwell and her two teenage female companions from their French captors within Badajoz. Will’s endeavours in this regard are met with twists and reversals of fortune that never failed to hold my attention.
On all fronts, to use a military metaphor, I found ‘Just Another Day’ to be an engrossing read that met and often surpassed the strengths of ‘To be a Soldier’. I look forward to reading Will and Megan’s further adventures in the final book of Kearsley’s trilogy.
Peter A Griffiths – by email 17.1.2025