katymvt 's review for:

When Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay Penman

4.0

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I was torn between giving this book a 3 or a 4. It was really good, very interesting, and I'm hoping well-researched (not my area of expertise). However, it was long. Stephen's kingship was basically a 20 year civil war with siege after siege and betrayal after betrayal, and half way through, you are just ready for it to be over. The characters were all compelling, three-dimensional and though-provoking.