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Book Report
Aug. 22nd, 2012 07:37 pmMy latest book report...
Heart’s Blood by Juliet Marillier – Yay! Another good novel by Marillier! I read and adored her Sevenwaters series, but everything else of hers that I read had been a major disappointment in my eyes. “Heart’s Blood” is not part of the Sevenwaters series, so I had major fears that this one would be a dud like “Wildwood Dancing”, “Wolfskin”, and “The Dark Mirror”. In “Heart’s Blood”, the setting was intriguing. Marillier writes historical fantasy, and in this one we have a young heroine who is fleeing an abusive marriage and finds herself in a distant town with a mysterious, secluded chieftain. She becomes a member of his household when he desperately needs a scribe; most of the town will not go near him or his household. Our heroine becomes ensconced in the web of intrigue that surrounds the chieftain and his place. The novel did have some flaws – one aspect of the plot was predictable and the pace of the novel sagged somewhat in the middle - but I still enjoyed this one a lot. Grade: B+
This is a Soul: The Mission of Rick Hodes by Marilyn Berger – A biography about an American doctor who has lived in Ethiopia for over two decades, taking care of desperately sick children. The guy is generous beyond description, but this book itself was just kind of meh to read. Grade: C
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Heart’s Blood by Juliet Marillier – Yay! Another good novel by Marillier! I read and adored her Sevenwaters series, but everything else of hers that I read had been a major disappointment in my eyes. “Heart’s Blood” is not part of the Sevenwaters series, so I had major fears that this one would be a dud like “Wildwood Dancing”, “Wolfskin”, and “The Dark Mirror”. In “Heart’s Blood”, the setting was intriguing. Marillier writes historical fantasy, and in this one we have a young heroine who is fleeing an abusive marriage and finds herself in a distant town with a mysterious, secluded chieftain. She becomes a member of his household when he desperately needs a scribe; most of the town will not go near him or his household. Our heroine becomes ensconced in the web of intrigue that surrounds the chieftain and his place. The novel did have some flaws – one aspect of the plot was predictable and the pace of the novel sagged somewhat in the middle - but I still enjoyed this one a lot. Grade: B+
This is a Soul: The Mission of Rick Hodes by Marilyn Berger – A biography about an American doctor who has lived in Ethiopia for over two decades, taking care of desperately sick children. The guy is generous beyond description, but this book itself was just kind of meh to read. Grade: C
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