A review by kiwi_of_serenity
The Golden Age, Book 2 by Roxanne Moreil

adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I was drawn in by the wild, firey art style and stayed for the revolutionary rhetoric. These two books violently wrest the focus away from the nobility in a medieval fiction story, turning a classic power struggle into a struggle for equality. I especially love the way that literature is portrayed as powerful in this story, and how our peasant trio continue to pop up in important ways even though they’re “not the main characters”. When I realized that the book is French, I immediately wondered if Tilda is a sort of Joan of Arc character… but fighting first for herself and then for her people, not for a king. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood