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A review by missjackieoh
The Barefoot Queen by Ildefonso Falcones
3.0
I received Barefoot Queen for free in exchange for an honest review from bloggingforbooks.com. I was really excited for this book. I admit that my excitement pretty much stemmed from the cover of this book. The cover is pretty much THE main reason for wanting this book. It is absolutely gorgeous! Of course the synopsis didn't seem so bad. I was shocked however to discover how long the book really was. I hadn't been expecting it, and it definitely plays a part in why I gave this book 3 stars (a rarity for me)
Though I was wanting to avoid a really long book, I was still excited to read it. However the length coupled with a lot of scenes that I felt were probably not necessary made this book somewhat hard to get through. It really didn't help that I had a huge pile of books I needed to read so I kept putting this book down and then picking it back up after a while. I think this made it really hard to get into the book. The character were all very much over the top except for Caridad the ex-slave who was absolutely robotic almost. Plus, for a man the author had no respect for his fellow dudes! Pretty much any encounter with the two female characters was strife with men unable to control their 'animal urges'. Men, in the presence of Caridad and Milagros, became drooling fools unable to function as people.
Overall I gave this book 3 stars because it was so over the top, fairly too long and filled with throwaway scenes, and way over the top. It wasn't as enjoyable as I would have liked. However, I will say that this book has the very potential to be great. The plot is strong and believable, it just wasn't executed in a way that struck me.
Though I was wanting to avoid a really long book, I was still excited to read it. However the length coupled with a lot of scenes that I felt were probably not necessary made this book somewhat hard to get through. It really didn't help that I had a huge pile of books I needed to read so I kept putting this book down and then picking it back up after a while. I think this made it really hard to get into the book. The character were all very much over the top except for Caridad the ex-slave who was absolutely robotic almost. Plus, for a man the author had no respect for his fellow dudes! Pretty much any encounter with the two female characters was strife with men unable to control their 'animal urges'. Men, in the presence of Caridad and Milagros, became drooling fools unable to function as people.
Overall I gave this book 3 stars because it was so over the top, fairly too long and filled with throwaway scenes, and way over the top. It wasn't as enjoyable as I would have liked. However, I will say that this book has the very potential to be great. The plot is strong and believable, it just wasn't executed in a way that struck me.