A review by tarmstrong112
The Bastard by John Jakes

4.0

I was really entertained by this book and enjoyed reading it. Jakes has a very digestible writing style and really makes the characters come alive. I have been trying to dip my toes more and more into the genre of sprawling Historical Fiction series and I am happy I enjoyed this one and I look forward to continuing the story of the Kent Family in further installments.

However I felt the narrative slowed a in the last third of the book after the main character arrives in Boston. This prevents me from rating this any higher.