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A review by cecilie_flohr
The Sport of Kings by C.E. Morgan
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
The blurb of the book was bad and inaccurate.
The first half of the book is basically just 3 character studies. It was unexpected, but they were very well-written, so I'm not too upset about it.
It did feel slow at times, and it probably could have been 100 pages shorter without missing anything. The book stayed long with characters that weren't relevant.
The blurb doesn't mention it, but be aware that there are times in the book when it takes place at a time when enslavement was legal, and the characters followed during this period are either slavers or escaped enslaved people. Not only is there a lot of bigotry in the book, but there is also some incest, and the book keeps reminding the reader of that.
The book was fine, not bad, not good, but the blurb was very misleading, so don't go just of off that.
The first half of the book is basically just 3 character studies. It was unexpected, but they were very well-written, so I'm not too upset about it.
It did feel slow at times, and it probably could have been 100 pages shorter without missing anything. The book stayed long with characters that weren't relevant.
The blurb doesn't mention it, but be aware that there are times in the book when it takes place at a time when enslavement was legal, and the characters followed during this period are either slavers or escaped enslaved people. Not only is there a lot of bigotry in the book, but there is also some incest, and the book keeps reminding the reader of that.
The book was fine, not bad, not good, but the blurb was very misleading, so don't go just of off that.