3.96 AVERAGE

adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous tense slow-paced
slow-paced

A story of friendship, intrigue, love, power, and duels. When young D'Artagnan leaves his hometown for Paris, his brashness gets him in trouble and he quickly turns powerful people into enemies. Although his desire to be a Musketeer is postponed, he becomes close friends with three Musketeers who then get brought into his eventful life. As he gets caught up in romance and political intrigue, will D'Artagnan's brashness ruin him or will he grasp his heart's desires? And will the party become "the four musketeers"?

A fun story! I enjoyed this novel by Dumas. He has a phenomenal ability for writing stories of intrigue, romance, and duels, filled with lively, realistic, and intriguing characters. Like Count of Monte Cristo, this book is long but Dumas' storytelling will leave you unable to resist turning another page. Dumas is on the way to becoming one of my favorite authors.
adventurous dark emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Ik had zoveel verwachtingen van dit boek, maar het stelde me eigenlijk heel erg teleur. Het is heel saai geschreven en alles gebeurd zo traag. Er gebeurd heel weinig in het verhaal dat vind ik heel erg jammer ( vooral in de eerste 300 blz. ) Ik blijf toch de series en de films leuker vinden van de 3 musketiers. Jammer… jammer..
Ik heb dit beoordeeld met 2 van de 5 sterren.

Ik had zoveel verwachtingen van dit boek, maar het stelde me eigenlijk heel erg teleur. Het is heel saai geschreven en alles gebeurd zo traag. Er gebeurd heel weinig in het verhaal dat vind ik heel erg jammer ( vooral in de eerste 300 blz. ) Ik blijf toch de series en de films leuker vinden van de 3 musketiers. Jammer… jammer..
Ik heb dit beoordeeld met 2 van de 5 sterren.

I loved The Count of Monte Cristo, but this one just didn't hit the mark for me. Glad to have finally read it though!