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A review by herbalmoon
Stormbird by Conn Iggulden
1.0
Count me out of the people who like the battle/rebellion scenes. Between that and the myriad POV changes per chapter, this book sags when it could be a whole lot better.
I have hopes for the rest of the series, but not high ones.
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A few hours later, I got to chapter twenty-one, where it talks about
The same Henry that was reported to be William's friend.
The same Henry that was dead by 1441.
But the story has reached at least 1453, because the characters have been talking about losing everything in France except Calais.
I don't mind the introduction of fictional characters like Derry Brewer to move the plot along, but resurrecting a dozen-year-dead cleric and have him change sides just to have an extra villain? No thanks.
Congrats: you've gone from three stars down to one.
I have hopes for the rest of the series, but not high ones.
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A few hours later, I got to chapter twenty-one, where it talks about
Spoiler
Henry Cardinal Beaufort threatening William de la Pole (the Duke of Suffolk) with torture and charges of treason.The same Henry that was reported to be William's friend.
The same Henry that was dead by 1441.
But the story has reached at least 1453, because the characters have been talking about losing everything in France except Calais.
I don't mind the introduction of fictional characters like Derry Brewer to move the plot along, but resurrecting a dozen-year-dead cleric and have him change sides just to have an extra villain? No thanks.
Congrats: you've gone from three stars down to one.