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A review by mrella
Dance of Stone by Jay Lewis Taylor
4.0
This book is not an M/M Romance. It's a historical novel with a gay protagonist, Hugh, a master mason. The book follows him for about 8-9 years and is very slow until the last 5% where a little spark of romance and angst finally happens.
There is virtually no sex and no fantasy element present (I've noticed some readers have it on their "fantasy/paranormal" shelves).
If you are a history geek, the book is definitely for you. If you are looking for a romance or feisty knights/elves/bards, I suggest you look somewhere else.
As it is, I loved the setting, I loved the slow pace, the politics, the casual mentioning of great names and places. I was constantly on internet, looking things up or refreshing my memory. It was perfect.
The only fault I found was author's tendency to skip through weeks and months. I wish it was a little tighter, time-wise, or filled with more action to compensate.
4 stars.
There is virtually no sex and no fantasy element present (I've noticed some readers have it on their "fantasy/paranormal" shelves).
If you are a history geek, the book is definitely for you. If you are looking for a romance or feisty knights/elves/bards, I suggest you look somewhere else.
As it is, I loved the setting, I loved the slow pace, the politics, the casual mentioning of great names and places. I was constantly on internet, looking things up or refreshing my memory. It was perfect.
The only fault I found was author's tendency to skip through weeks and months. I wish it was a little tighter, time-wise, or filled with more action to compensate.
4 stars.