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716 pages • first pub 2013 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: B00DA734SA
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Award-winning author Nicola Griffith's brilliant, lush, sweeping historical novel about the rise of the most powerful woman of the Middle Ages: Hild.In seventh-century Britain, small kingdoms are merging, frequently and violently. A new religion i...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,592 reviews
Moods
challenging 58%
reflective 45%
informative 34%
emotional 32%
dark 31%
tense 31%
mysterious 25%
inspiring 8%
sad 6%
hopeful 3%
relaxing 2%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 44% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 20% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Incest, WarModerate
Pregnancy, Rape, SlaveryMinor
Death of parent, Sexual content, Animal death716 pages • first pub 2013 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: B00DA734SA
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Award-winning author Nicola Griffith's brilliant, lush, sweeping historical novel about the rise of the most powerful woman of the Middle Ages: Hild.In seventh-century Britain, small kingdoms are merging, frequently and violently. A new religion i...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,592 reviews
Moods
challenging 58%
reflective 45%
informative 34%
emotional 32%
dark 31%
tense 31%
mysterious 25%
inspiring 8%
sad 6%
hopeful 3%
relaxing 2%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 44% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 20% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Incest, WarModerate
Pregnancy, Rape, SlaveryMinor
Death of parent, Sexual content, Animal death