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shakespearesgirl 's review for:
The Hero and the Crown
by Robin McKinley
The Hero and the Crown started well. The first half of the book was pretty solid, and I thought the plot held together well throughout. There was a lot of telling instead of showing, though, and by the end of the book I was more than ready for things to be finished.
I didn't like Luthe. I thought he was weird and the romance with Aerin was very out of the blue. I really just wanted them to be good friends, if anything, and I resented the fact that McKinley pushed a romantic relationship there.
Tor was okay, but flat. Arlbeth had more dimension than Tor. Tor seemed to be there only to provide someone to rule the kingdom instead of Aerin, and to be the only person who appreciates Aerin as a person for most of the book.
I understand why this won the Newberry at the time, but I feel like it didn't stand the test of time as far as writing goes. Recommended for fans of the genre, but not for general reading.
I didn't like Luthe. I thought he was weird and the romance with Aerin was very out of the blue. I really just wanted them to be good friends, if anything, and I resented the fact that McKinley pushed a romantic relationship there.
Tor was okay, but flat. Arlbeth had more dimension than Tor. Tor seemed to be there only to provide someone to rule the kingdom instead of Aerin, and to be the only person who appreciates Aerin as a person for most of the book.
I understand why this won the Newberry at the time, but I feel like it didn't stand the test of time as far as writing goes. Recommended for fans of the genre, but not for general reading.