Reviews

The Sarantine Mosaic by Guy Gavriel Kay

mikehex's review

4.0

A re-read.

I love the first book and was dreading the second because of the incident in the tunnel. However, it turns out that I handled that better (probably because I knew it was coming) but the second book just felt a little flat. Took a while to get going with the new doctor character and the ending didn't land for me.

octavia_cade's review

4.0

I read and reviewed the two volumes contained here separately, so this is essentially just for my own records. The star rating is really 3.5, rounded up to 4 - it's the average of the 3 stars I gave Sailing to Sarantium and the 4 I gave to Lord of Emperors. In a nutshell, I enjoyed the imagery and the placing of an artist at the centre of an epic fantasy narrative, and was less impressed with the dodgy way the first book perceived its women characters - though this improved markedly in the second volume (hence its higher rating).

itsthunderkid's review

adventurous funny informative inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

hobo5's review

adventurous relaxing fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes