A review by tifftastic87
Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

 Picking up ten years after the events in Kushiel’s Chosen, Phèdre nó Delaunay has been summoned by someone from her past. She is requested to complete a task, to find a missing boy, a boy that the Queen desperately wants to find as well. Phèdre hesitates until the person offers her a reward that would free a friend of hers who has been trapped for many years. 

My least favorite in the series, but still a solid story. Phèdre journeys from fantasy France to fantasy Egypt, Iran, Turkey, and as far south as Uganda to complete her journey. Carey’s winding of myths and religions with fantasy just give my brain so many happy chemicals. However, there is a dark spot in here that was definitely something that pushed the limits of what Phèdre has put herself through in the past books. The part that brought it down for me was the pacing. I am standing by this needing to be two books as the ending felt rushed through the action and dragged through the wrap up.