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A review by pctek
The Paladin by C.J. Cherryh
4.0
Again with her books I liked most of it.
Started well, the girl who is determined to be trained as a warrior, she persists and convinces the old master to train her.
He rather fancies her but she resists all attempts by him to get his way.
She does well, not perfectly as being female she doesn't have the strength but he teaches her to compensate.
He fails to discourage her on her mad quest for revenge and reluctantly tags along. Great.
And here is where it falls down.
Why did she make the character
So much for the last 3rd of the book...
Started well, the girl who is determined to be trained as a warrior, she persists and convinces the old master to train her.
He rather fancies her but she resists all attempts by him to get his way.
She does well, not perfectly as being female she doesn't have the strength but he teaches her to compensate.
He fails to discourage her on her mad quest for revenge and reluctantly tags along. Great.
And here is where it falls down.
Why did she make the character
Spoiler
not only give in but agree to marry him? Ugh. And then the stupid they save the world fight type scenario....Ugh.So much for the last 3rd of the book...