A review by mdpenguin
Queen & Commander by Janine A. Southard

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

I want to give this a higher rating for being an interesting story, but it never quite makes it past fair to find its way to being decent enough to do so.  The story is interesting and the world is kind of interesting.  I dig that the dominant culture is of neo-pagan Welsh derivation (if leaning a bit too Welsh-supremacist for my comfort).  But I don't believe in the characters nor in their relationships and that's literally what the book is about.  The story would grip me occasionally, but then it would discuss the characters and I'd fall back out of it.