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A review by votesforwomen
Shadow Hand by Anne Elisabeth Stengl
5.0
Note: this is probably a 4.5 star book, but after that ending I couldn't give it less than five. So... here we go.
This was an absolutely beautiful book. It's the sixth Tale of Goldstone Wood, and centers on characters we've previously known and (for me, anyway) disliked- Lionheart's cousin Foxbrush and the Lady Daylily.
There is no way I can really do a book that takes place over such a massive scale justice. But I'll try anyway.
There were some amazing cameos in here- for example, Lionheart made a guest appearance, which made me incredibly happy. His role was much bigger than I had expected, too, and I just squealed every time he showed up. The character Sun Eagle from Starflower showed up too, in a not-so-pleasant role, although it was great to see what had happened to him. The epic character of Felix, Una's little brother, also made an appearance. And no Tale of Goldstone Wood would be complete without the Silent Lady and Bard Eanrin...
The scale of this book is massive, very much like Moonblood, but bigger if that's possible. Characters from dozens of different times are present here. We get characters from Veiled Rose, new Fey characters, Sun Eagle and Imraldera, Eanrin and Felix, and even some characters from Dragonwitch (Namely, Sight-of-Day and Redman....)
While the scale can be incredibly difficult to keep track of and the stakes have never been higher, Aethalbald still showed up, often, and showed as usual just how epic he is. As God figures go, he's one of my favorites.
One complaint i had is just how complicated the book is. There were times when I had no idea what was happening, especially because of the overlapping timelines. But overall it was so incredibly well done that I can forgive those faults.
And that ending was so bittersweet. If you haven't read all six books up to that point you won't get it, but... I almost started crying. Ugh.
Content: a couple of intense scenes. Some blood and scary moments. Violence is higher than Usual in this book, but this is also a darker book than usual in thfor Goldstone Wood series. A couple of incredibly undetailed kisses. Fantasy cussing (Dragon's teeth, Iubdan's beard, dragons eat it, etc.) Almost entirely clean.
Long live King Shadow Hand and his Fiery Fair.
This was an absolutely beautiful book. It's the sixth Tale of Goldstone Wood, and centers on characters we've previously known and (for me, anyway) disliked- Lionheart's cousin Foxbrush and the Lady Daylily.
There is no way I can really do a book that takes place over such a massive scale justice. But I'll try anyway.
There were some amazing cameos in here- for example, Lionheart made a guest appearance, which made me incredibly happy. His role was much bigger than I had expected, too, and I just squealed every time he showed up. The character Sun Eagle from Starflower showed up too, in a not-so-pleasant role, although it was great to see what had happened to him. The epic character of Felix, Una's little brother, also made an appearance. And no Tale of Goldstone Wood would be complete without the Silent Lady and Bard Eanrin...
The scale of this book is massive, very much like Moonblood, but bigger if that's possible. Characters from dozens of different times are present here. We get characters from Veiled Rose, new Fey characters, Sun Eagle and Imraldera, Eanrin and Felix, and even some characters from Dragonwitch (Namely, Sight-of-Day and Redman....)
While the scale can be incredibly difficult to keep track of and the stakes have never been higher, Aethalbald still showed up, often, and showed as usual just how epic he is. As God figures go, he's one of my favorites.
One complaint i had is just how complicated the book is. There were times when I had no idea what was happening, especially because of the overlapping timelines. But overall it was so incredibly well done that I can forgive those faults.
And that ending was so bittersweet. If you haven't read all six books up to that point you won't get it, but... I almost started crying. Ugh.
Content: a couple of intense scenes. Some blood and scary moments. Violence is higher than Usual in this book, but this is also a darker book than usual in thfor Goldstone Wood series. A couple of incredibly undetailed kisses. Fantasy cussing (Dragon's teeth, Iubdan's beard, dragons eat it, etc.) Almost entirely clean.
Long live King Shadow Hand and his Fiery Fair.