3.92 AVERAGE

adventurous funny tense medium-paced
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced
adventurous tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Still separated from the main army, Sharpe and his Rifles are ordered to guard Colonel Christopher as they search for the missing Miss Savage. Resentful of the escort, Christopher sends the Rifles away but as Sharpe leads him men away, the war forces them to flee in companionship with a Portuguese regiment. The Northern Portugal  Campaign of 1809 and it was a beautiful read.


These books are so addictive. Sharpe and his rifles are the best ensemble. I hope we see more of them in the next books, especially Sharpe and Harper! A few punches to the face and they’re friends for life🤣

It should be illegal for Rupert Farley to be this good at narrating.
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Review:


Love this series and character of Sharpe.   Cornwall is a master storyteller of historical fiction.   He weaves historical events into a fictional character.   Not many can do that 



Here is my rating system.  Of course this is all subjective

5 star exceptional.  Must read book
4 star excellent book.  I enjoyed it
3 star. Average.  Take it or leave it.  Just ok
2 star.  Bad.  I finished it but didn’t enjoy it
1 star.  Did not finish or so bad I wouldn’t recommend it
adventurous funny informative inspiring lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark emotional funny tense 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: No

isoney's review

4.0
adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No

For thoughts on the series, see "Sharpe's Eagle."