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katiegilley's review against another edition
2.0
“Oh, aye, Sassenach. I am your master . . . and you’re mine. Seems I canna possess your soul without losing my own.”
I picked this one up because I was in the mood for a sweeping, epic audiobook. I attempted reading it about a decade ago but abandoned it because the violence was overwhelming for me. I thought maybe I’d gotten a little tougher and could handle it this time, but I was wrong.
There’s so much to like about this book: the sense of place, the adventure in the highlands, herbal medicine/witchiness, and the idea of walking through standing rocks and being swept into another time. BUT — I just can’t enjoy a book filled with so much graphic sexual violence. When I’m ready for my next epic romance on audio, I’m going back to the Clan of the Cave Bear series. Jondalar is less of a neanderthal than Jamie Fraser!
I picked this one up because I was in the mood for a sweeping, epic audiobook. I attempted reading it about a decade ago but abandoned it because the violence was overwhelming for me. I thought maybe I’d gotten a little tougher and could handle it this time, but I was wrong.
There’s so much to like about this book: the sense of place, the adventure in the highlands, herbal medicine/witchiness, and the idea of walking through standing rocks and being swept into another time. BUT — I just can’t enjoy a book filled with so much graphic sexual violence. When I’m ready for my next epic romance on audio, I’m going back to the Clan of the Cave Bear series. Jondalar is less of a neanderthal than Jamie Fraser!
au_conn1's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Animal death, Confinement, Physical abuse, Blood, Death, Sexual assault, Body horror, Murder, Torture, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Cursing, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Child abuse and Suicidal thoughts
kathydavie's review against another edition
5.0
Read March 24, 2009 & some six times before that, lol.
ejarnot's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
5.0
oconnorlizzy's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.75
joyleigh81's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
5.0
andie_elizabeth13's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
sapien85's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
juliemc66's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
New author got me but absolutely loved this book!