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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
Borderline silly, but undeniably addictive -- and that three-way between Arthur, Lance, and Gwen -- kinda hot, if you want the truth.
Couldn’t get past the fact the author and her husband were prolific pedophiles.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-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
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a bit of a doozy… definitely engrossing and really made me think. Not a casual read, especially after reading some of the disturbing facts about the author’s life. I do always love the medieval era though as well as a story centered on women, so I was hooked from the beginning.
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book just didn't grab me and I found myself skimming lots of it.
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Kind of impossible to rate this book, considering the author’s history. I knew Marion Zimmer Bradley (in addition to knowingly being married to a member of NAMBLA... Dear lord.) had been accused of sexual abuse by her daughter, after Bradley’s death, but I sort of forgot about it until partway through this book. It’s weird, because if I didn’t know about those accusations, the incest (and even pedophilic) apologism is just covert enough that it probably wouldn’t raise any red flags. She uses religion and feminist spirituality to kind of work it in and make any objections to it seem close minded. She gives the main character just enough angst about it all to give it a vibe of "it’s complicated", which helps subvert disbelief and makes you want to buy into it. Knowing about the allegations, though, it all seemed more obvious and darkly self-justifying. It’s such a shame, because I love the story, but you can’t really put that all aside.