A review by morawynsmom
Miranda and Caliban by Jacqueline Carey

5.0

Wow. This book was so beautiful, and so, so, sooooo, sad. Caliban, oh Caliban, you are an amazing character. This book is not action-packed, it is not filled with steamy sex like Kushiel's Dart. It has very few characters, and they are each unique and interesting. It is poetic and flowing and has wonderful threads of natural magic and sorcery, I wish it had been so, so much longer! The ending devastated me, I was furious at Miranda and my heart bled for Caliban, I wish it had been so much different but I know Carey was trying to stay true to the Tempest, which I have never read, but I know the synopsis. Carey does wonderful to paint the picture of the ill-fated love between two unlikely people, as well as the controlling, awful portrait of a domineering, revengeful father, this book is dedicated solely to character development, and I was perfectly fine with that. I read all of the Kushiel's Dart series, and I loved them, I did not care for her other books but this one made my heart bleed. Caliban, oh my heart, CALIBAN!!!!