I agree. The book is much more focused on presenting historical circumstances, political ideas, and actions than on character development. I think it could be a conscious stylistic decision from the author; although I enjoy more character-driven stories.Brownbrit wrote: ↑01 Feb 2021, 14:18 @L@Lunastella I completely agree with you - "I don't love it. I would've liked much more alternating first person points of views. The distancing doesn't work for me and, at some point, Lady Sougyon's point of view simply disappears." I think a the distancing is due to the passive tense of the language. She needs to use active language. To be honest, I didn't even notice the book was in Lady Sougyon's voice until I read this message board. The character development was very weak.
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I don't know why, but I like reading books written in third person. They are easier to read. Of course, this is just my personal preference.Julehart1 wrote: ↑12 Jan 2021, 02:40 I don’t always love this style of writing, but in this book it makes sense to tell this story from multiple perspectives. There are many characters in the book, and it does widen the scope. I was glad to be able to see the views of the other characters even when they were narrating in third-person.
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