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A review by beckys_book_blog
A Painted Winter (Pictish Conspiracy #1) by H. Barnard
4.0
Firstly I was drawn to this book by the amazing cover. Stunning isn't it?!
Although I love historical fiction this is actually the first book I've read set at the end of the Roman empire. I found it fascinating to read both about the Painted people (Picts) and the Romans.
The story is set in 4th Century Scotland and is centered around two Scottish 'barbarian' princes (Brei and Taran) who are determined to get revenge after a Roman invasion killed their father and kidnapped their mother.
The story alternates between the brothers and Sorsha. Sorsha is discovered by the brothers naked in a stone circle at the start of the story. Who is Sorsha? Is she a Roman spy? Does she have special powers?
I did initially find this book a little difficult to get into as there were so many different names. Once I was part way through I was fully immersed and enjoyed reading the story from the perspective of Sorsha and Brei. I loved the historical details, culture the celtic myths, the relationships and the magic! The characters are well written and very believable and the book is clearly very well researched.
This book is the first in a four part series so I'm looking forward to the next instalment!
Although I love historical fiction this is actually the first book I've read set at the end of the Roman empire. I found it fascinating to read both about the Painted people (Picts) and the Romans.
The story is set in 4th Century Scotland and is centered around two Scottish 'barbarian' princes (Brei and Taran) who are determined to get revenge after a Roman invasion killed their father and kidnapped their mother.
The story alternates between the brothers and Sorsha. Sorsha is discovered by the brothers naked in a stone circle at the start of the story. Who is Sorsha? Is she a Roman spy? Does she have special powers?
I did initially find this book a little difficult to get into as there were so many different names. Once I was part way through I was fully immersed and enjoyed reading the story from the perspective of Sorsha and Brei. I loved the historical details, culture the celtic myths, the relationships and the magic! The characters are well written and very believable and the book is clearly very well researched.
This book is the first in a four part series so I'm looking forward to the next instalment!