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elros451 's review for:
The Winter King
by Bernard Cornwell
4.5 stars
A little meandering at times but this book moves at such good pace that it's hardly noticeable. The characters are also interestingly complex and fun to read about. Once again I find myself very invested in a first-person retrospective narrative lol. The area where this book should get the most points though is definitely the setting. For better or worse (and there's a lot very grim things in this setting), I felt completely transported to 6th century Britain every time I picked this up. I've been wanting to pick up more historical fiction and this book might have single handedly sold me on the genre. Cornwell's writing is some of the most effortless I've read and I'm very excited for book 2.
A little meandering at times but this book moves at such good pace that it's hardly noticeable. The characters are also interestingly complex and fun to read about. Once again I find myself very invested in a first-person retrospective narrative lol. The area where this book should get the most points though is definitely the setting. For better or worse (and there's a lot very grim things in this setting), I felt completely transported to 6th century Britain every time I picked this up. I've been wanting to pick up more historical fiction and this book might have single handedly sold me on the genre. Cornwell's writing is some of the most effortless I've read and I'm very excited for book 2.