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most people relish the idea of love against all odds, that crosses boundaries, & forces sacrifices worse than death, & I'll admit I can, but too often the rational side of my mind sees the folly in pretending that all odds are surmountable in & of themselves. If you like to hunker down in that kind of love, then read this book. If you prefer practical & reasonable emotions, then you'll fight to finish, but the adeptness of the heroine to survive should keep your interest, because above being a l
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***This title is a nominee for the 2016-17 Golden Sower Novel Award.***
I read this book because it was nominated for a Golden Sower. My first attempt only got me in about 15 pages. Then, months later, I downloaded the audiobook version of the novel. The reader took some getting used to (she had a hard, guttural quality to the edge of her words) but, a few days in to my commute (when I do my listening) I was hooked. So much so that I decided to read the last 100 pages myself instead of waiting to ...more
I read this book because it was nominated for a Golden Sower. My first attempt only got me in about 15 pages. Then, months later, I downloaded the audiobook version of the novel. The reader took some getting used to (she had a hard, guttural quality to the edge of her words) but, a few days in to my commute (when I do my listening) I was hooked. So much so that I decided to read the last 100 pages myself instead of waiting to ...more
Jul 13, 2017
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This was rather slow to start for me. I had to put it down and come back to it when I was more in the mood for it. Once I got about halfway, things started to get more interesting. I liked the characters and I am intrigued to see where they go from here and what kind of development will take place. Overall, not a bad start to a series.
