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delightfully_diehard's review against another edition
4.0
Relatively enjoyable. Not a favorite and definitely not a reread but for the price I got it for (free) it was pretty good.
angelahayes's review against another edition
5.0
5 Stars
Beyond the Hanging Wall by Sara Douglas has an epic ‘fairytale’ feel to it. It has fantasy, a ‘witch’, a ‘missing’ prince, a dodgy king, a kind doctor and his handsome son, danger, drama, magic, intrigue, a little mystery, and an incredible world in which the story is set.
Sara Douglass at her best!
Happy Reading!
Beyond the Hanging Wall by Sara Douglas has an epic ‘fairytale’ feel to it. It has fantasy, a ‘witch’, a ‘missing’ prince, a dodgy king, a kind doctor and his handsome son, danger, drama, magic, intrigue, a little mystery, and an incredible world in which the story is set.
Sara Douglass at her best!
Happy Reading!
ryner's review against another edition
3.0
Garth Baxtor, a apprentice physician to his father Joseph, is like his father possessed of The Touch – the ability to ease pain and discomfort in addition to promoting healing by laying hands on the patient. When Joseph’s yearly summons to tend to the prisoners working in the mines arrives, Garth is finally deemed old enough and experienced enough to accompany him. Garth soon discovers that the Veins, as the mines are called, are the most dismal and appalling place imaginable. Imagine his surprise and horror when, while treating prisoner #859, he senses the Manteceros royal tattoo beneath scar tissue on the prisoner’s arm – when everyone in Escator knows that seventeen years ago the crown prince met his death in a tragic hunting accident.
Beyond the Hanging Wall is a pleasant if simplistic and predictable read. There isn't a lot of suspense, but it was still a decent diversion. It’s easy to understand why it’s considered young adult by some, although in my library it’s shelved with adult fantasy.
Beyond the Hanging Wall is a pleasant if simplistic and predictable read. There isn't a lot of suspense, but it was still a decent diversion. It’s easy to understand why it’s considered young adult by some, although in my library it’s shelved with adult fantasy.
pixieghoul6's review against another edition
4.0
I'd give it 3.5 stars really. It didn't pick up and catch my attention until the last 30 pages. I continued reading it only because it was highly recommended to read the Dark Glass Mountain series. That it all ties in with The Wayfarer Redemption series. I really hope Threshold is a little more attention grabbing.
peregrineace's review
3.0
This one was better than her Wayfarer series, although the story didn't quite reach the full length of the novel. A shorter novella style book would have worked better. The character of Garth is actually interesting enough to care about and this makes a good segway into the DarkGlass Mountain series.
aerinelf's review against another edition
5.0
It was more traditionally fairy tale-esque than many adult novels I've read, but the writing style was mature and engaging. So it worked, and the themes reminded me of some great childhood books. I really enjoyed reading it.
barbarahowe's review
3.0
Light-weight YA fantasy, pleasant but unchallenging and highly predictable, except for the final twist at the end. As other reviewers have mentioned, the shifts in point-of-view were irritating, as was the recurring emphasis on rescuing the "true king". The prince needed to be rescued and the criminals who threw him down the mines deserved to be brought to justice for their treasonous actions, but I have no patience with the idea that bloodlines somehow give a person authority. So the nature of the test for the "true king" that he was unwilling to ever abandon hope, and could inspire hope in others was a nice surprise.
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