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The Wedding Shroud
by Elisabeth Storrs
Roman Caecilia is wed to Etruscan nobleman Vel Mastarna is order to reaffirm a treaty. There is quite an age difference along with a cultural difference that make the two start on very shaky feet.
For the most past I liked Caecilia, she doesn't just immediately give up on her Roman culture. She clings to and Vel lets her because that is what is culture is about. They are much more open than the strictness of the world that Caecilia is used to and for awhile, Caecilia is definitely unworthy of his continued patience. Yet she comes from a different world and freedom that she comes to have is something that she never expected. While I appreciated her growth, she does regress relatively easy for something that felt more like it was needed for the plot that would have been natural. The secondary characters at times felt like their had a more fleshed out character than Caecilia did.
There is a lot of focus on religion, both the good and the bad. The book has no problem showing how a blind faith to a religious figure who may not have your best interest at heart can truly harm you. Not everyone is who they say they are.
The end was a little too predictable but it sets up a really interesting conflict to come in the rest of the series.
For the most past I liked Caecilia, she doesn't just immediately give up on her Roman culture. She clings to and Vel lets her because that is what is culture is about. They are much more open than the strictness of the world that Caecilia is used to and for awhile, Caecilia is definitely unworthy of his continued patience. Yet she comes from a different world and freedom that she comes to have is something that she never expected. While I appreciated her growth, she does regress relatively easy for something that felt more like it was needed for the plot that would have been natural. The secondary characters at times felt like their had a more fleshed out character than Caecilia did.
There is a lot of focus on religion, both the good and the bad. The book has no problem showing how a blind faith to a religious figure who may not have your best interest at heart can truly harm you. Not everyone is who they say they are.
The end was a little too predictable but it sets up a really interesting conflict to come in the rest of the series.