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A review by pph_library_bookclub
Lady of the Ravens by Joanna Hickson
4.0
This was the first book we read during the COVID crisis, we discussed it using the GoodReads private group we have set up. Unfortunately this didn't work as well as hoped so this review might be a little shorter than normal.
We had a little discussion about the style of language which some people felt was a little too modern so felt slightly odd. Others found that because the style was a little more modern than other historical novels it was actually easier to get into.
There was also some discussion about how there are a lot of books about this time period which makes it easier in some ways to learn and keep track of the people involved. However, as this was from a different point of view there were some names we weren't familiar with which did cause some confusion. We would also be interested in hearing more from people who were living a more normal life, rather than the higher classes all the time. In this specific example we would like to have had more from the point of view of Sim as he rose from such a poor position to living with royals.
As this is a historical novel but from the point of view of someone we'd not heard of before we wondered how historically accurate this book was. It's hard enough to find information and records about women in this time who were well known, but this person might have had very little written about her. We wondered why she was chosen to be the focus of the book.
Overall we gave this book 8 out of 10. #gifted
We had a little discussion about the style of language which some people felt was a little too modern so felt slightly odd. Others found that because the style was a little more modern than other historical novels it was actually easier to get into.
There was also some discussion about how there are a lot of books about this time period which makes it easier in some ways to learn and keep track of the people involved. However, as this was from a different point of view there were some names we weren't familiar with which did cause some confusion. We would also be interested in hearing more from people who were living a more normal life, rather than the higher classes all the time. In this specific example we would like to have had more from the point of view of Sim as he rose from such a poor position to living with royals.
As this is a historical novel but from the point of view of someone we'd not heard of before we wondered how historically accurate this book was. It's hard enough to find information and records about women in this time who were well known, but this person might have had very little written about her. We wondered why she was chosen to be the focus of the book.
Overall we gave this book 8 out of 10. #gifted