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A review by firerosearien
The Devil's Diadem by Sara Douglass
4.0
This book starts pretty slow, but then when it picks up it does so in a Game of Thrones-esque manner (okay it's not *quite* as graphic, but there are still a LOT of dead people)
The main character is a bit mary sue-ish, but the surrounding plot is well crafted, and even though the novel is explicitly a historical fantasy se in a pseudo 12th-century England, the author clearly had a good understanding of both 12th century history and politics.
The first part of the book is likely going to make you want to stop reading it, so I might even suggest just starting with part two - I found the payoff to be worth it.
The main character is a bit mary sue-ish, but the surrounding plot is well crafted, and even though the novel is explicitly a historical fantasy se in a pseudo 12th-century England, the author clearly had a good understanding of both 12th century history and politics.
The first part of the book is likely going to make you want to stop reading it, so I might even suggest just starting with part two - I found the payoff to be worth it.