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shai3d's review
challenging
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I found ‘Beast’ to be well written and extremely well researched as to the time period. In fact, I was rather impressed about the quality of the research as anything I had questions about I asked a friend who has a degree in French history and it was all correct.
I had issues warming up to the main character, Le Majordome, as he is a man who tends to see everything through a view of past. Anything new or ‘fashionable’, he simply doesn’t care for. But no one could ever question his loyalty to the family.
The secondary characters are also well developed though as this story is told from the viewpoint of Le Majordome, we can only catch glimpses of their motivations. They do a great job of helping to fill out the story.
Personally I found the pacing to be a bit slow for my tastes. It was the quality of the writing itself that kept drawing me back into the story. I would definitely read another book by this author in hopes of the same quality with a quicker pace. If I had the means, I would rate this book 3.5 stars.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I had issues warming up to the main character, Le Majordome, as he is a man who tends to see everything through a view of past. Anything new or ‘fashionable’, he simply doesn’t care for. But no one could ever question his loyalty to the family.
The secondary characters are also well developed though as this story is told from the viewpoint of Le Majordome, we can only catch glimpses of their motivations. They do a great job of helping to fill out the story.
Personally I found the pacing to be a bit slow for my tastes. It was the quality of the writing itself that kept drawing me back into the story. I would definitely read another book by this author in hopes of the same quality with a quicker pace. If I had the means, I would rate this book 3.5 stars.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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