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pulpmonkey66 's review for:
A Crown for Cold Silver
by Alex Marshall
This is a hard review. I've waited a couple weeks to post it hoping my brain could sort out my thoughts on it.
The main character is Zosia, a middle-aged woman who has been living a quiet life the last twenty years. Before that, she led an army with her five henchmen (the Five Villains) and took the crown of the land. Being queen wasn't for her and she gave it up by faking her own death.
I loved the concept of a middle-aged (reviews had called her old) woman coming out of retirement to fight again. Zosia though is not a character I enjoyed. She had her moments, but I never felt a connection with her. The rest of the characters are a mixed bag.
The writing seemed okay, but the pace was very erratic. Mix in way too many elements and under-defined characters and we end up with an interesting, but frequently slow book. I am happy to see that a sequel is coming out. I was under the assumption it was a solo book, but the ending left me perplexed as it seemed to foreshadow the next book.
The main character is Zosia, a middle-aged woman who has been living a quiet life the last twenty years. Before that, she led an army with her five henchmen (the Five Villains) and took the crown of the land. Being queen wasn't for her and she gave it up by faking her own death.
I loved the concept of a middle-aged (reviews had called her old) woman coming out of retirement to fight again. Zosia though is not a character I enjoyed. She had her moments, but I never felt a connection with her. The rest of the characters are a mixed bag.
The writing seemed okay, but the pace was very erratic. Mix in way too many elements and under-defined characters and we end up with an interesting, but frequently slow book. I am happy to see that a sequel is coming out. I was under the assumption it was a solo book, but the ending left me perplexed as it seemed to foreshadow the next book.