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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
I hate to do this. I never do this. I'm giving up on this book. I haven't actually finished this book. I like what I've read so far, but I feel so bogged down in it and I'm just not getting anywhere. Hopefully I'll pick it up again after I've read some other books and I can give an actual review. Boo to me. :(
I'm actually listening to this, as it was recommended by a fellow book club member who is a travel agent. I am more than half way through and don't hate it, and will finish it.
Loved this book overall but one scene conpletely ruined the book for me and depressed me completely
I read this after devouring the Far pavilion and shadow of the Moon, two of my favourite epic romance novels set during the Raj in India. This book was awful in comparison. The H is a right arse - no spoilers but I felt the love story was contrived and not convincing. Even though I was much younger in I knew there was something off about the romance between the H and h.
The only thing that saved this from a one star is the writing. Well written and plotted even though some actions in the book are best cut out.
The only thing that saved this from a one star is the writing. Well written and plotted even though some actions in the book are best cut out.
Reading this book is quite the commitment. Some of the dialogue grew tiresome, but I imagine in a world without phones and television, many conversations were repetitive and tiresome. I learned a lot about Zanzibar’s history and the cholera epidemic that killed more than 20,000 people. I found myself googling things from the book a lot while reading it. If anyone has extra $$ and wants to pay for a trip to this spice island for me, my passport is ready.
Could have been an ok book IF IT WASN'T FOR MAKING THE MAIN LOVE INTEREST A RAPIST. I'm sorry but no, I can't get past that. I don't care if he claimed he loved her all along, he raped her. I just could not get on board with this. Did not finish.
Not as good as the Far Pavilions but still quite sickeningly romantic.
"The darkness that would not show him Zorah's face presented him now with Hero's. Hero staring at him haughtily, her grey eyes scornful and her red mouth curved with distain. Hero with her face swollen and disfigured by cuts and bruises and her cropped hair looking like a wet scrubbing brush, sobbing over a few mosquito bites. Hero laughing at one of Batty's stories; smiling down at Amrah; frowning over the iniquities of the Sultan's regime; agonizing over the plight of slaves and the injustice of the world. Hero angry. Hero defiant. Hero asleep... A dozen Heros; but none of them afraid and none of them defeated."
I loved this novel. It was everything Zemindar by Valerie Fitzgerald should have been. My only issue is that despite how wonderful the romance was, there were extremely long interludes where the hero and heroine did not interact. I think they should have had more page time together, and because of this I'd view Trade Winds as a historical fiction novel with some romantic elements as opposed to a true romance novel. Despite that, I just adored Rory and Hero together. The last hundred or so pages were so tragically romantic, along with Rory's "You didn't think I was going to leave without you, did you?" closing line. It just made my heart all fluttery. So well done.
Everything about this novel was so well drawn, from the characters to the setting to the political upheaval of the time period. I felt like I was watching a movie in my head. If you like all the characters you read about to be upright and moral though, you won't enjoy this book, because nobody is a good person. Even Hero, the high-minded main character, is revealed to have some dark flaws in her character.
I'm excited to try other books by M.M. Kaye, because it seems like Trade Winds isn't even regarded as her best work, and it was amazing.
TW: non-consent (non-graphic) and racism
I loved this novel. It was everything Zemindar by Valerie Fitzgerald should have been. My only issue is that despite how wonderful the romance was, there were extremely long interludes where the hero and heroine did not interact. I think they should have had more page time together, and because of this I'd view Trade Winds as a historical fiction novel with some romantic elements as opposed to a true romance novel. Despite that, I just adored Rory and Hero together. The last hundred or so pages were so tragically romantic, along with Rory's "You didn't think I was going to leave without you, did you?" closing line. It just made my heart all fluttery. So well done.
Everything about this novel was so well drawn, from the characters to the setting to the political upheaval of the time period. I felt like I was watching a movie in my head. If you like all the characters you read about to be upright and moral though, you won't enjoy this book, because nobody is a good person. Even Hero, the high-minded main character, is revealed to have some dark flaws in her character.
I'm excited to try other books by M.M. Kaye, because it seems like Trade Winds isn't even regarded as her best work, and it was amazing.
TW: non-consent (non-graphic) and racism
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes