A Ballad of Love and Glory by Reyna Grande

A Ballad of Love and Glory

Reyna Grande

363 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative sad medium-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

A Long Petal of the Sea meets Cold Mountain in this sweeping historical saga following a Mexican army nurse and an Irish soldier who must fight, at first for their survival and then for their love, amidst the atrocity of the Mexican-American War—f...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 164 reviews

Moods

emotional 83%
sad 67%
informative 61%
adventurous 55%
tense 36%
challenging 28%
dark 22%
hopeful 22%
reflective 18%
inspiring 6%
funny 2%

Pace

medium 67%
slow 26%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 42% | Plot: 40% | Character: 17%

Strong character development?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 13%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 48% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.69

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...