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A review by healexis
Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
4.0
I thoroughly enjoyed the book.
The plot has some unbelievable points, but that's expected given the religious/magical themes. However, there are 2 parts of the plot that I find a little hard to accept:
1. Phedre learning her skills as a anguisette. Complications regarding bodily functions aren't addressed. And everything seems to just work for her without any embarrassment or silliness that seems unnatural.
2. With a slight change to the ending of the book, this could have been a standalone novel rather than a trilogy. I wonder if the author changed the plot last minute to keep the story going.
Overall, this was a fun story, I'm glad I read it, but I would not reread it. The first half of the book was too slow for me and although the second half was fast, I see no value in rereading it as the plot and characters are quite cut and dry.
The plot has some unbelievable points, but that's expected given the religious/magical themes. However, there are 2 parts of the plot that I find a little hard to accept:
1. Phedre learning her skills as a anguisette. Complications regarding bodily functions aren't addressed. And everything seems to just work for her without any embarrassment or silliness that seems unnatural.
2. With a slight change to the ending of the book, this could have been a standalone novel rather than a trilogy. I wonder if the author changed the plot last minute to keep the story going.
Overall, this was a fun story, I'm glad I read it, but I would not reread it. The first half of the book was too slow for me and although the second half was fast, I see no value in rereading it as the plot and characters are quite cut and dry.