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The characters
My favorite characters were Catrin and Marcellus. I loved the developing romance between them, and the way they dealt with their trials. My less favorite characters were Catrin's mother. She was too stubborn, and I didn't like the way she treat Catrin and her unwillingness to listen to her. Of course, I didn't like Marrock and his mother, but that is a given. What about you?
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Same here. I really hope she dies eventually and not in a nice way. Every single one of her decisions was for the worst. She did more harm than the villains, in my opinion.
I don't really have a favorite character, but I think Marrock was the most interesting. All his scenes were so riveting. I've always liked villains who kind of have a point. I mean, I doubt I'd have a good relationship with my father if he had my mother executed.
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I agree! Catrin's mother was just as bad as the villains.AliceofX wrote: ↑01 Sep 2018, 01:05Same here. I really hope she dies eventually and not in a nice way. Every single one of her decisions was for the worst. She did more harm than the villains, in my opinion.
I don't really have a favorite character, but I think Marrock was the most interesting. All his scenes were so riveting. I've always liked villains who kind of have a point. I mean, I doubt I'd have a good relationship with my father if he had my mother executed.
Marrock was that, and his backstory shaded some light about his motives. He was just 7-8 years old when his mother was executed!
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I haven’t gotten there yet in the book but that is really interesting. The name Trystan appearing immediately got my attention and I’ve been wondering if there is a particular reason the author has a character with this name, given the association.
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I listened to and reviewed the audiobook version, so I admit to having no idea of how to spell any of the characters names...DancingLady wrote: ↑01 Sep 2018, 15:49I haven’t gotten there yet in the book but that is really interesting. The name Trystan appearing immediately got my attention and I’ve been wondering if there is a particular reason the author has a character with this name, given the association.
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Either spelling would be the same pronunciation, and the story of Tristan (or Trystan) and Isolde is very famous but I have no if there is any historical record of them. I will just have to finish the book as soon as I can and see how this turns out.CommMayo wrote: ↑01 Sep 2018, 16:37I listened to and reviewed the audiobook version, so I admit to having no idea of how to spell any of the characters names...DancingLady wrote: ↑01 Sep 2018, 15:49I haven’t gotten there yet in the book but that is really interesting. The name Trystan appearing immediately got my attention and I’ve been wondering if there is a particular reason the author has a character with this name, given the association.
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I also didn't like Rihannon's disregard towards her daughter and the decisions she made. Why would she suddenly believe Agrona over her own daughter when she never trusted Agrona in the first place? When she was spying on Catrin and Marcellus, wouldn't she have been aware that Catrin was warming up to Marcellus before she was given the Apollo amulet?
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I agree. No doubt, he realized Agrona's power which helped him keep control of the people but it is difficult to fathom why the King would do that. I still have quite a bit of reading to do but, at the moment I have the impression that holding on to their own place of power and importance is the primary motivation for the decisions that either the King or Queen make.
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I think that is a pretty spot on assumption about the King or Queen. All of the older characters are trying to gain or keep power while the younger characters just want to live their lives.Britty01 wrote: ↑03 Sep 2018, 11:17 I agree. No doubt, he realized Agrona's power which helped him keep control of the people but it is difficult to fathom why the King would do that. I still have quite a bit of reading to do but, at the moment I have the impression that holding on to their own place of power and importance is the primary motivation for the decisions that either the King or Queen make.
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