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A review by katleap
The Thirteenth House by Sharon Shinn
4.0
4 stars.
The first time I read this book I was very very harsh in my thinking. I've changed my mind. I love Mystic and Rider. Senneth and Tayse are my favorites and then Justin. I like Kirra but I have a hard time in this book.
Kirra makes some choices that I think are stupid and down right selfish. However they are learning points for her. The consequences have to be harsh because its the only way she really learns. Her station and her father have cushioned her and in this book most of that gets stripped away. Its about Kirra finally growing up and doing something for someone besides herself.
The end is the hardest part of this book and also my favorite. The first time I read it, I absorbed that she had an affair with a married man (knowingly and also knowing that he would never leave his wife for her). That was the biggest think I remember. However there are lots of other things going on. Justin and Cammon both start to come into their own. There is lots of Senneth and Tayse. It was worth the reread and I'll reread it again.
6/30/2015
I think that Romar shades the whole book. I dislike him from the moment we are introduced to him and his taint really stops me from loving the whole story. In actuality Kirra's affair is only the last 1/3 of the book. Not the whole thing even though it feels like it.
The first time I read this book I was very very harsh in my thinking. I've changed my mind. I love Mystic and Rider. Senneth and Tayse are my favorites and then Justin. I like Kirra but I have a hard time in this book.
Kirra makes some choices that I think are stupid and down right selfish. However they are learning points for her. The consequences have to be harsh because its the only way she really learns. Her station and her father have cushioned her and in this book most of that gets stripped away. Its about Kirra finally growing up and doing something for someone besides herself.
The end is the hardest part of this book and also my favorite. The first time I read it, I absorbed that she had an affair with a married man (knowingly and also knowing that he would never leave his wife for her). That was the biggest think I remember. However there are lots of other things going on. Justin and Cammon both start to come into their own. There is lots of Senneth and Tayse. It was worth the reread and I'll reread it again.
6/30/2015
I think that Romar shades the whole book. I dislike him from the moment we are introduced to him and his taint really stops me from loving the whole story. In actuality Kirra's affair is only the last 1/3 of the book. Not the whole thing even though it feels like it.