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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
An ok premise/plot and rich historical detail...but felt too long and repetitive (maybe due to too much historical detail)!
Tidvatten dök upp här som en överraskning för ett bra tag sedan. Eftersom den inte alls kvalificerar sig till genrer jag brukar läsa, numera, så har den förblivit oläst. Historiska romaner slukade jag när jag var i 20-årsåldern och förmodligen överdoserade jag för sedan dess lockar de inte alls. Speciellt inte när de även innehåller romantik, vilket de ju ofta gör. I år tog jag med den i min Boktolva, så att den säkert skulle bli läst.
Historien här är både spännande och intressant, men tyvärr så berättas den med alldeles för många ord. Ibland känns det som om varenda rörelse beskrivs, i detalj, och vi får höra samma saker/händelser om och om igen. Allt blir liksom samma likadant. Det är ju egentligen mycket intressant hur folk levde i mitten av 1600-talet, första gången det berättas, men jag orkar knappt läsa alla ord. Det tar sig i alla fall mot slutet, eller så vänjer jag mig.
Slutet på Tidvatten är riktigt bra, men jag tror inte att det hjälper. Förmodligen kommer jag inte att läsa fortsättningen, som är nästan lika tjock och utspelar sig 21 år senare.
Historien här är både spännande och intressant, men tyvärr så berättas den med alldeles för många ord. Ibland känns det som om varenda rörelse beskrivs, i detalj, och vi får höra samma saker/händelser om och om igen. Allt blir liksom samma likadant. Det är ju egentligen mycket intressant hur folk levde i mitten av 1600-talet, första gången det berättas, men jag orkar knappt läsa alla ord. Det tar sig i alla fall mot slutet, eller så vänjer jag mig.
Slutet på Tidvatten är riktigt bra, men jag tror inte att det hjälper. Förmodligen kommer jag inte att läsa fortsättningen, som är nästan lika tjock och utspelar sig 21 år senare.
Good historic read! Starts a bit slow but ends with a bang. I'll be picking up the next in the series.
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War
Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism
dark
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I swear Philippa Gregory wrote this book with a quill! There's no way it could fee so authentic otherwise!
Alinor is a poor woman, abandoned by her deadbeat husband, trying to care for her adolescent children while navigating the changing politics of 17th century England. Her intentions are pure yet it seems that no matter what she does she's the first to be accused of anything wrong. It doesn't help that her husband - before he disappeared - dissed her to all who would listen. Alinor rescues a royal spy and it looks like her fate is about the change for the good but then her fate changes again.
The story of Alinor and her village is well researched and I was never skeptical of the events that befell her or how she responded. This would have been a 5-star review except that I felt that the crisis and resolution needed more attention. Since this is the first of a series, Gregory may be able to soften this criticism once I've read book two in "The Fairmile" series.
Alinor is a poor woman, abandoned by her deadbeat husband, trying to care for her adolescent children while navigating the changing politics of 17th century England. Her intentions are pure yet it seems that no matter what she does she's the first to be accused of anything wrong. It doesn't help that her husband - before he disappeared - dissed her to all who would listen. Alinor rescues a royal spy and it looks like her fate is about the change for the good but then her fate changes again.
The story of Alinor and her village is well researched and I was never skeptical of the events that befell her or how she responded. This would have been a 5-star review except that I felt that the crisis and resolution needed more attention. Since this is the first of a series, Gregory may be able to soften this criticism once I've read book two in "The Fairmile" series.
Zachary Weekie has been gone for almost a year from his home in the Tidelands of England, his wife Alinor and their children, Alys and Rob. Alinor is a skilled herbalist and midwife and ekes out a living making herbal oils and delivering the newborn babies in her community. When a stranger, James Summer, finds himself seeking shelter for the evening, it is Alinor who gives him refuge overnight in her net shed. He thanks her for her kindness by convincing William Peachey to allow her son to become a companion to young Walter Peachey whom he is tutoring at the Priory. Mutually attracted to each other, they know they should each keep their distance, James because he has taken the vow of celibacy in service to his church, and Alinor to protect her reputation, which is already tenuous due to the absence of her husband. James spends time in the Tidelands between his absences to attempt to rescue the King, who is sequestered in Newport, and to work with the forces desiring to return the King to his throne. When James arrives back and is ill, it is feared that he has contracted the plague. Alinor is assigned to be isolated with him and to nurse him back to health. In the span of a day, Alinor’s world is forever changed.
A great read, and a real eye opener concerning the power of men vs. the powerlessness of women in this place and time. It seems that there is not a male around who can recognize right and wrong and stand up for what he should.
The ending was an unexpected one for me. Kudos to Phillipa Gregory for leaving the door open to a sequel
A great read, and a real eye opener concerning the power of men vs. the powerlessness of women in this place and time. It seems that there is not a male around who can recognize right and wrong and stand up for what he should.
The ending was an unexpected one for me. Kudos to Phillipa Gregory for leaving the door open to a sequel