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Historical fiction set circa 850 A.D. when a woman supposedly ascended to the papacy. It's an interesting premise, but I thought the writing was mediocre. Did no one question why she had no beard after spending all that time in the dungeon? Still, I liked the basic storyline and was entertained. And the premise of a woman pope made for great discussion at book club.
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This is the second book from my postal book club this year. And the only reason I even gave this book a shot is because it was part of that club. Otherwise, I would never have picked this book up at all. I hunted down an audiobook of this book because I had a pretty good feeling that if I tried to read the print version, I wouldn't make it very far. I definitely made the right call with the audio version. I did end up finishing it, but I can't say definitively whether I liked it or not. I'm tota
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Jan 15, 2017
Celeste
marked it as to-read

Aug 23, 2024
Mackenzie Thornton
marked it as to-read