ravenjones 's review for:

The Pagan Lord by Bernard Cornwell

2.0

adventurous dark reflective tense

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I didn’t enjoy this as much as the last ones. I don’t know if that’s because this is my first book

post-Alfred or if it’s because of work it’s taken me like an entire month to read this one but the vibes weren’t as good. 

• ‘Truly. They have a supreme wizard in Rome,' I explained, 'a man called the pope, and he said Christians aren't permitted to eat horse.'
• 'For some reason,' he said, 'I believe you. Maybe I'm getting old and
  gullible, but I'm sorry I burned your hall and blinded your priest.'
• You'd think they'd be grateful for another saint, wouldn't you?' he said.
  "But they're not happy at all.'