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A review by sophiebillekens
Naamah's Curse by Jacqueline Carey
3.0
Still not big on Carey's style, but her plotting and world-building has kept me happy for eight books now. I didn't particularly like the whole bit set in Vralia, but that was more than made up for by the latter part, set in Bhodistan.
What I really like most of all about these books is the concept that Terre D'Ange is built on: "Love as thou wilt." There's something so freeing in this idea. Love who you will, and as long as this love is honest and true, it doesn't matter if it is a man or a woman, or more than one man or woman, as happens to the main characters of these books. There are so many types of love, I think, and I, for one, sometimes feel my heart bursting at the seams and wanting to hug or kiss people I know, just to show them I think they're wonderful. But I don't, because that's not the kind of place we live in, however much we are open and accepting.
It also helps that I really like Moirin and Bao, the heroine and hero of this trilogy. They are both just interesting, and I really like their spark. Compared to the first trilogy, most people probably consider them rather tame, but I find this calmer type of love quite readable, too.
What I really like most of all about these books is the concept that Terre D'Ange is built on: "Love as thou wilt." There's something so freeing in this idea. Love who you will, and as long as this love is honest and true, it doesn't matter if it is a man or a woman, or more than one man or woman, as happens to the main characters of these books. There are so many types of love, I think, and I, for one, sometimes feel my heart bursting at the seams and wanting to hug or kiss people I know, just to show them I think they're wonderful. But I don't, because that's not the kind of place we live in, however much we are open and accepting.
It also helps that I really like Moirin and Bao, the heroine and hero of this trilogy. They are both just interesting, and I really like their spark. Compared to the first trilogy, most people probably consider them rather tame, but I find this calmer type of love quite readable, too.