Once Upon A Book Club - November 2018
Color Coded Challenge - Red
2019 March Motif Challenge - Royalty, Kingdoms, Empires, Governments
This was a tome at 515 pages and didn't get exciting until after the first 300 or so pages. That's not a criticism of the book. There is a lot of back story and build up necessary, its just that this is not my genre of choice so the story development was slow for me. Funny because I've enjoyed the myth of King Arthur (I read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in college), the movies Camelot, Robin Hood, Braveheart, etc. but I just can't get into reading things like Outlander, Court of Thorns & Roses series, etc.
I appreciate the research Ms. Pike did for this story, much of it based on the Celtic Briton history and the myth of the wizard Merlin. And I value the chance as a reader to explore new genres and discover new worlds even if they don't inspire me to follow that reading path.
So, if you enjoy books about kingdoms, warriors, magic healers, some romance, etc. this book may be for you. Tis' the story primarily about the twin sister of Merlin, her coming of age story and of sacrificing her dreams for her family and finding her strength in a life she was forced to choose. FYI - its the 1st in a trilogy - book 2 is coming out in 2020. This may explain the ending, which I felt was a bit incomplete, but regardless I'm pretty sure this is a series I won't be reading.
Quotes: "Laws do not simply dictate right from wrong. They provide measures of balance.... They help men and women keep the course between right and wrong when they cannot do so themselves. A law broken results in a punishment, most often payment - the aim of which is to encourage correct action in the future."
"...we may not always have the choice we would like. But we always have a choice."
"You come to understand that all gods, and all stories, are different names for the same thing. Beneath it all, there is one god with many faces, but always one god. There is one story with many variations, but always the same ending."
"There is a place within pain that exists beyond tears."
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