Lora R. (lorabanora) reviewed on 12/2/2011 + 157 more book reviews

Excellent book. I'm pretty surprised an author wrote a new version of a story she'd already handled before, but she pulled it off quite well. The characters, story, setting, pace, all were quite what I needed. I don't find that McKinley's books 'start in the middle' as some claim. The story builds layers of emotion into the storyline so that when something happens, it not only moves the plot along, but stirs eddies of emotional resonance for the reader. This book is in no big hurry to get anywhere; and I was in no big hurry to finish it. It was a good match for me.
My one quibble is the long drawn out discussions towards the end that sort of wrapped up the main questions and plotline in a way that felt a little hasty for the rest of the book. Well, whatever dreamland McKinley was in, I guess even there were publishing deadlines, lol.

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