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A review by felinity
Black Wolves by Kate Elliott
3.0
Normally I love Kate Elliott. The worldbuilding is incredible, the characters tend to be shades of grey rather than all good/all bad, and she always has strong, independent female characters with minds of their own.
And all of that is here too, along with a variety of characters spanning decades, a key plot point unfolding from multiple viewpoints - each of which seems to be the truth and perfectly reasonable - and showing the long-term effects of a conquered land, along with inhabitants, cultures and religious beliefs. All wonderful.
And there was a lot of crude language, far more than I thought necessary. I know this must have been a deliberate choice on Kate Elliott's part, as she managed just fine without this crudity before (indeed, she's managed whole series with about an average of 2 actual swear words per book) but it being intentional doesn't mean I have to like it.
And all of that is here too, along with a variety of characters spanning decades, a key plot point unfolding from multiple viewpoints - each of which seems to be the truth and perfectly reasonable - and showing the long-term effects of a conquered land, along with inhabitants, cultures and religious beliefs. All wonderful.
And there was a lot of crude language, far more than I thought necessary. I know this must have been a deliberate choice on Kate Elliott's part, as she managed just fine without this crudity before (indeed, she's managed whole series with about an average of 2 actual swear words per book) but it being intentional doesn't mean I have to like it.