A review by waytoomanybooks
Blood and Beauty by Sarah Dunant

adventurous emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Though it is overly long—by about 200 pages—it is fun and is easy to follow. It’s a great example of what historical fiction can be. The author clearly loves her subjects and her bibliography shows that she exhibited thoughtful and careful attention to detail. I can see mysel  picking up the concluding sequel of this saga in the future.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, War, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Grief, Infidelity, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Antisemitism, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Islamophobia, and Sexual harassment