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A review by lostinagoodbook
A Dance with Fate by Juliet Marillier
5.0
Looks like today is the day for me to post my 5-star I-love-this author reviews.
I LOVE this author. She is so consistently good. Her books are fae-filled, magical, and captivating. But old school, Irish type fae … if you’re into folk tale fae this is good. If you’re into gothy fae this is probably not going to do it for you.
This is another solid series from Ms. Marillier. Excellent characters, in particular the main character Liobhan. She is the epitome of a strong female character in my opinion. Yes she is good at spying and fighting and such. She is strong and independent and intelligent, but she is also an artist. She is good at way more than beating people up. Also, she cries. That doesn’t sound like a big deal, but I was so surprised when she would just openly cry in front of people when she was truly hurt or sad, and I had to sit with that for a minute. I had trouble reconciling for a moment this kick ass girl with someone who could show emotion openly and without embarrasment … how feminist of me. (ha!)
Which really goes to show what a good job the author does of creating characters with realistic human characteristics. Add to that the excellent world building and storylines and her books are must reads for people who love epic fantasy. Please do yourselves a favor and pick up a book, any book by Ms. Marillier. Wouldn’t hurt if you started with these ones!
Disclaimer: I received this book free from Netgalley
I LOVE this author. She is so consistently good. Her books are fae-filled, magical, and captivating. But old school, Irish type fae … if you’re into folk tale fae this is good. If you’re into gothy fae this is probably not going to do it for you.
This is another solid series from Ms. Marillier. Excellent characters, in particular the main character Liobhan. She is the epitome of a strong female character in my opinion. Yes she is good at spying and fighting and such. She is strong and independent and intelligent, but she is also an artist. She is good at way more than beating people up. Also, she cries. That doesn’t sound like a big deal, but I was so surprised when she would just openly cry in front of people when she was truly hurt or sad, and I had to sit with that for a minute. I had trouble reconciling for a moment this kick ass girl with someone who could show emotion openly and without embarrasment … how feminist of me. (ha!)
Which really goes to show what a good job the author does of creating characters with realistic human characteristics. Add to that the excellent world building and storylines and her books are must reads for people who love epic fantasy. Please do yourselves a favor and pick up a book, any book by Ms. Marillier. Wouldn’t hurt if you started with these ones!
Disclaimer: I received this book free from Netgalley