Carregue numa fotografia para ir para os Livros Google.
|
A carregar... Run in the Blood (2017)por A.E. Ross
Nenhum(a) Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro.  runtimeregan | Jun 12, 2019 |   This book is February's Sapphic Book Club read hosted by @sapphicliterature. Aela - a corsair trying to distance herself from her roots and her wild magic, Del - a soldier full of secrets, fiercely chasing the past, and Brynne - a seemingly simple girl thrown into the world of royalty. All of them are so much more than it firstly appears. All of them are tangled together. All of them help each other grow. I loved that the characters have their distinctive voice and every POV reads differently. It felt like really getting into their heads and seeing every situation through their eyes. The world is greatly developed from the mythology to the geography and all of this is done with no info-dumping. The mysterious monsters which Aela is blackmailed to hunt are not one-dimensional and everything is much deeper than it seems - figuratively and literally. Everything is connected and every bit of information becomes relevant later on. The book is also rich in representation: there's three main characters and two of them are women, two of them are sapphic, two of them are people of colour, one is disabled, and one is plump. My main issues were with a somewhat slow pace in the first half of the book and some parts would need a bit more editing. I also wanted more of Brynne's POV but I undersand than including it too early would reveal too much and the suspense was crutial. (  ) localbeehunter | Jan 15, 2019 | sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
Prémios
Raised on the high seas as an avaricious corsair, Aela Crane has turned her back on her roots, but she can't seem to stem the ancient magic that courses through her. Del is a soft-spoken soldier who seems to know more about Aela's inherited powers than she does. Brynne's the crofter's daughter who's reluctantly learning to become a princess, if she could just get a certain swashbuckling someone off her mind. Originally hired on (okay, blackmailed) by the King of the island nation of Thandepar, Aela's light monster extermination gig takes a fast turn into kidnapping-for-profit. Del tries to ignore family issues by searching for a long lost friend, and ends up getting both for the price of one. Brynne's prepared to give up her heart for her country until her own personal heartbreaker shows up with the most terrible timing.As the three of them become more entwined in their own political predicaments, and each other's lives, they may discover that the legacies their parents have left them aren't as solid as they seemed. In fact, they may just slip through their fingers, leaving all three fumbling to forge their own future, before the kingdom comes crashing down around them. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
Current DiscussionsNenhum(a)Capas populares  
 Google Books — A carregar...GénerosAvaliaçãoMédia: (3.5)
É você?Torne-se num Autor LibraryThing. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1
I... read this entire book and I honestly don't have much to say about it?
I enjoyed the relationship between the three protagonists (Aela and Brynne, who are two women in a sort-of-romantic relationship, and Del, who becomes friends with both of them). Looking back, the overall plot was also interesting - and yet, the execution felt lacking. I felt myself skimming through pages of descriptions instead of reading them. I can't really put my finger on it, but somehow the writing couldn't hold my attention despite the fact that I liked the characters and the plot.
Hence why it's a 3-star read - it didn't leave a lasting impression in either a positive or a negative direction. (