Graham continues to amaze me with his ability to spin a story that has never-ending interest. I held my breath, quite literally, during parts of this book, and I find myself just as involved in the second generation's well-being as I have been with the first generation. To my delight, Ross and Demelza still play an important role in the story and have not been left behind in favor of the younger group, but of course, their roles have changed just as they would have done in life itself.

I am sad to know I am nearing the end of this series. Only two more volumes to go and I will have to say goodbye to the Poldarks. It will be bittersweet to reach the end. ( )

Book 10/12 in the Poldark series. The title refers to a silver cup found in one of the Poldark mines, which will probably cause trouble for the family. This book set up some future woes that will probably be solved in the last two books. In this book Napoleon has been banished to Elba and we find out that Wellington is no friend of the Poldarks. This is just a great series and I'm glad I made the commitment to read all 12 books. I think at some point they will be worthy of a re-read. 592 pages ( )

**This review actually refers to five books in this series: Stranger From the Sea, The Miller's Dance, The Loving Cup, The Twisted Sword & Bella Poldark**


I really have no clue what rock I was living under....I have no excuse. But, up until recently, I had no idea the Poldark series on television is based on a series of books! I love sweeping historical family sagas. I have no earthly clue how I missed this one! Rectifying the situation immediately!

There are 12 books in the Poldark Saga, written by Winston Graham from 1945-2002. The books are set in Cornwall, starting with Ross Poldark in 1783 and ending with Bella Poldark in 1820.

It's official -- I love this series! And I'm reading my way through all of the books before I watch the television series. I have a rule that before I can watch a film or television adaptation, I have to read the books first. Then I'm acquainted with the characters and can see what they changed/added/kept true to the original, etc. There are actually two Poldark television series. One from BBC in the 1970s that serialized the first seven books. And then the newer series that started in 2015. There have been five seasons of the new show. I can't wait to watch it! Still reading my way through the books first...and enjoying every page!

The four books listed here are books #8-12 of the series. I had review copies of all 5 novels and read them cover to cover. Binge read them, to be honest. I love the characters...the setting....the history. I had to stop periodically and look some things up as I'm not familiar with the time period or history of Cornwall at all. The one problem with reviewing books is that I'm under a deadline. With historical fiction or family sagas, I like to take my time and let the story sink in and savor the characters. But with five books to read, and not having read the first books in the series beforehand, I was a bit lost in names, places, etc. The story was enough to carry me through! I loved every book!

I'm backtracking now and reading the series from the start....and I will re-read these books when I come back around to them. I will have an even better understanding of the characters and history during my second reading! And then I can watch the television show. I'm curious which books it has already covered and which ones are upcoming -- whether it stays true to the books or goes off course, etc.

Great books! I highly recommend this series to any readers who enjoy historical fiction, family sagas, and just history in general!

Love, love, love! :) Here are some extra exclamation points in case I did not make it clear that I enjoy this series: !!!!!!!!

**I read review copies of these novels from St Martins Press via NetGalley. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.)
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Jeremy finally wins his love Cuby! ( )

I don't know why this one took so much longer to read - I really liked it. There is a return to several storylines I missed, including Drake and Morwenna, and a blessed minimum of Stephen. Also, George gets another shock, which is always pretty awesome. ( )