A review by crimsoncor
A Wind From the Wilderness by Suzannah Rowntree

3.0

Totally here for fantasy set during the Crusades. The problem here is that the Crusades portion of this novel is so much better than the fantasy part. I'd have much rather spent more time with the actual political intrigue of the period which is captured so well than with the will they, won't they love story between the two main characters. Also, while

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if this was a generic fantasy world I wouldn't bat an eye, making the Arab characters the evil-worshiping magic users who have to be overcome by the pure Christian Watchers . . . definitely caused an eye-twitch or two.

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