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A review by rai
Naamah's Curse by Jacqueline Carey
3.0
There are many great things about this novel. Brilliant scenery. Engaging stories. Beautiful relationships.
There are also things that just straight out made me frustrated.
Bao finally became tolerable, towards the end.
With the later third being set in an alternative India, it took a while for it to give me the enjoyment I find from the area.
I love exploring more of the world, however... I feel stories repeating themselves. A misused harem caused by black magic, echoes of Drujan hiding under the surface.
Cold weather travels through dangerous weather and vicious terrain... And a dangerous desert traverse in a caravan of camels.
Yes, it's hard to have unique stories, but just the words and imagery is also easily repeated.
But most of all, the depiction of Vralia bothers me. Carey has always given time to explore and examine different religious counterparts from around the world. But I think the religious fervor that occurred in Vralia was extremest. Not just what happened, but the reasoning behind it. And the improbability that Moirin had so personally been targeted and delivered using the exact magic necessary. For all that Moirin has been drawn around the world by the will of her gods, it was pure accidentally that she was caught and betrayed by a Tatar on the word of a foreign priest who just happens to know of her and demand her.... Gossip has always been a big part of the world of Terre D'Ange. But it's gotten out of hand.
There are also things that just straight out made me frustrated.
Bao finally became tolerable, towards the end.
With the later third being set in an alternative India, it took a while for it to give me the enjoyment I find from the area.
I love exploring more of the world, however... I feel stories repeating themselves. A misused harem caused by black magic, echoes of Drujan hiding under the surface.
Cold weather travels through dangerous weather and vicious terrain... And a dangerous desert traverse in a caravan of camels.
Yes, it's hard to have unique stories, but just the words and imagery is also easily repeated.
But most of all, the depiction of Vralia bothers me. Carey has always given time to explore and examine different religious counterparts from around the world. But I think the religious fervor that occurred in Vralia was extremest. Not just what happened, but the reasoning behind it. And the improbability that Moirin had so personally been targeted and delivered using the exact magic necessary. For all that Moirin has been drawn around the world by the will of her gods, it was pure accidentally that she was caught and betrayed by a Tatar on the word of a foreign priest who just happens to know of her and demand her.... Gossip has always been a big part of the world of Terre D'Ange. But it's gotten out of hand.