The traitor

This was a surprisingly tepid read for me - a disappointment since I was so excited to read about Girard, the man who had tortured Christian (from The Captive) when he was a prisoner. I was curious to see how Burrowes could redeem such an apparently twisted man. Well, she did it by giving him a woman that seemed all too eager to overlook his scary past. I had hoped for more conflict, more emotional hand wringing I suppose - it was a more realistic approach, I feel. Instead, it's all very...boring, and the mystery of who wants Girard dead is hardly a mystery. Everyone seemed to accept Girard far too easily. Oh well. It could have been better.