Reviews

The Matador's Crown by Michele Hauf, Alex Archer

lyrareadsbooks's review

2.0

More of a 2.5 This is was my last entry in the "Read Local" month. The writing is solid and the plot a page-turner easy reading pace, but the historian in me did some eye rolling at the plausibility of an archeologist needing to bone up on basic timelines from Western-civ 101. I like archeology/adventure books, but I prefer ones that dig deeper into historical events and conspiracies. That said, if my tween wanted to read this, I'd encourage her.

jlynnelseauthor's review

5.0

I had no idea this was book 38 in a series! While there were a few references I didn't have a lot of insight into, it was easy to get lost in the novel.

Our main character is a female archaeologist wielding the sword of Joan of Arc while investigating mysteries surrounding stolen artifacts and murders. Wait, say again? Dude, TOTALLY up my alley. I'm actually kind of ticked at myself for not coming up with this story idea first.

This book did not disappoint. While thin on emotions, there was lot of fun intrigue. The plot was filled with adventure, historical urban legend, two stolen artifacts, bullfighting, an exotic landscape, and some kick ass female characters. Overall, quite enjoyable. I'll definitely pick up more of this series, especially book 1.

laurla's review

1.0

-i got bored with the endless extended scenes and excessive details involving ALL the intricacies bull fighting and how they're teased, tortured, and killed. this book seemed less about annja and more an exhaustive homage to the violence of bull fighting/killing and why we should consider it an art. hard pass.