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A review by sharrivel
Joan by Katherine J. Chen
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Chen fleshes out the historical Joan of Arc in this novel. I don’t have a huge understanding about the 100 Years War, but I felt like the author did a good job on giving the basics of what you needed to know.
I liked how the story focuses on Joan’s background and took an alternative view that depicts her as a young woman that wanted to fight and not an overly religious woman experiencing hallucinations that is the common belief.
I was afraid that the battle scenes in the book would be overly gory and dragged out, but they weren’t. I really liked how the author provided us with the historical figures that would be involved at the beginning so you would have something to reference throughout the novel.
I liked how the story focuses on Joan’s background and took an alternative view that depicts her as a young woman that wanted to fight and not an overly religious woman experiencing hallucinations that is the common belief.
I was afraid that the battle scenes in the book would be overly gory and dragged out, but they weren’t. I really liked how the author provided us with the historical figures that would be involved at the beginning so you would have something to reference throughout the novel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Child death
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death