mah011 's review for:

Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey

5.0

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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This read is not for the faint of heart. First, there is the premise: a girl is born touched (or cursed) by a god to forever mix pleasure and pain. She seems destined for the life of a courtesan, when she is chosen by a nobleman to become part of his household. From there, she becomes embroiled in the schemes of nobility, including treason and warfare.

I loved this book! As you can guess from the premise, it gets pretty spicy, and there is also a fair bit of violence, but it is all really well done. It felt somewhat akin to Game of Thrones, except I liked it way better. Will definitely be reading more of this!