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tigerlinus's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 This is the best of the first three books in the Sister Fidelma series. This series has become my new, fun, not-too-serious, historical fiction set in Ireland in the late 5th century, complete with pagans, Christians, Latin, Romans, religieuse, government, and the church, that I can pick up between classics and other more cerebral reads. I am such a fan of the medieval setting - early, high, late - doesn't matter.
Sister Fidelma is more flawed in this third book, which I appreciated, and the cruel actions from those with self-serving goals are more grim than found in the first few stories.
This particular copyright had a character list, but I would have appreciated, and often referred to, a pronunciation guide for the Irish names and language found throughout the book. With special thanks to my daughter for keeping me from completely bungling the Irish language, as it is important to me to respect and attempt the correct pronunciation. I would have been grateful had a map been included as well. Ah, I do love a map.
Sister Fidelma is more flawed in this third book, which I appreciated, and the cruel actions from those with self-serving goals are more grim than found in the first few stories.
This particular copyright had a character list, but I would have appreciated, and often referred to, a pronunciation guide for the Irish names and language found throughout the book. With special thanks to my daughter for keeping me from completely bungling the Irish language, as it is important to me to respect and attempt the correct pronunciation. I would have been grateful had a map been included as well. Ah, I do love a map.
mimima's review against another edition
2.0
Sister Fidelma can be a bit overbearing, but she was not in this installment. However, there was a terribly traumatic incident towards the end that soured me a bit on the plot (I read these as cozies, I don't want traumatic incidents, thank you very much.)
Having said that, I enjoyed the history and the reveal is always nicely done.
Having said that, I enjoyed the history and the reveal is always nicely done.
maybe_breh's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
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