girish0731 's review for:

The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Brilliant start to a darker age and brutal retelling of Arthurian tales. The book starts out slow with its characters but picks up close to 1/4th into the book and doesn't let go of the steam and pacing. The atmosphere of 5th to 6th century Britain is portrayed in a grim picture.The characters are the most important draw for this series. Must read for anyone wanting to pick up a historical fiction with fantasy elements mixed in very less amounts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Classism