Amanda
A novel-length retelling of Marie de France's lay, "Bisclavret."
I really want to like this one more than I do, but I can't escape the fact that reading it often felt like a chore. The characterization is not strong, it's repetitive, and it's about twice as long as it should be for the story it's telling. Also, the sections from the king's POV are in second person, which made me feel emotionally disconnected.
What's most frustrating about this book is that I can see flashes of what it could have been: the underlying tale is good, and several of the characters have sparks of life that showed what they could have been.
Received via NetGalley.
A novel-length retelling of Marie de France's lay, "Bisclavret."
I really want to like this one more than I do, but I can't escape the fact that reading it often felt like a chore. The characterization is not strong, it's repetitive, and it's about twice as long as it should be for the story it's telling. Also, the sections from the king's POV are in second person, which made me feel emotionally disconnected.
What's most frustrating about this book is that I can see flashes of what it could have been: the underlying tale is good, and several of the characters have sparks of life that showed what they could have been.
Received via NetGalley.