A review by gzofian
John Saturnall's Feast by Lawrence Norfolk

3.0

Very well researched, but I tired of the number of chafing dishes! Until at least the midway point, I felt, (and indeed checked and rechecked) that I was reading a YA book. The characters lacked depth and complexity. John was too much the ‘wunderkind’, Lucretia too much the Disney-esque feisty princess. There were a few too many pantomime villains, and at points the text veered dangerously close to misogyny. I felt more engaged by the civil war pages but the ending was not a surprise.