Review by Bertha Jackson -- Dagger's Destiny
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Review by Bertha Jackson -- Dagger's Destiny
[Following is a volunteer review of "Dagger's Destiny" by Linnea Tanner.]
Dagger's Destiny by Linnea Tanner is Book Two in the “Curse of Clansmen and Kings” series. King Amren charges his daughter, Catrin, with treason after she betrays him by saving the life of her Roman husband, Marcellus. Marcellus saves Catrin's life, and his comrades take him back to his father, Lucius Antonius, as a traitor. Lucius ignores the mandate to cease all diplomatic negotiations in Britannia from Emperor Tiberius Caesar Augustus. Catrin’s half-brother, Marrock, who his father had banned, hears Marcellus trying to convince his father to obey the Emperor’s mandate. Marrock, who wants war between the two countries to fulfill a curse to kill his father, decides to kill Marcellus. Marrock had been forced by his father, King Amren, to watch as his mother Rhan was beheaded. Just before she died, she placed a curse on the King. As she died, Rhan’s soul took over the Druidess Agrona’s body. Did Rhan bewitch Catrin and Marcellus to fall in love and cause Catrin to betray her father and recast the curse? Will King Amren banish his daughter from his kingdom or have her beheaded? Can Catrin earn her father’s love and trust back?
I liked multiple things about this book. Firstly, there are lessons to be learned from reading this book. It is not easy to get love and trust back once you have lost them, observations of the past and present are necessary to future decisions, and life and death are an interconnected circle in your life journey were my favorites. Secondly, the author provides a map of Britannia at the beginning of the book. This map helped me in picturing the distance between battles. Thirdly, the essential characteristics of the characters of loyalty, strong moral beliefs, and courage are picturesquely described by the author regardless of gender. Finally, the author provides a character list at the end of the book. This list helped me keep the multitude of characters straight.
There was nothing I disliked about this book. The author did a great job writing this fast-packed book, keeping the narrative flowing smoothly from beginning to end. It was hard to put the book down because I wanted to know what happened on the next page.
I only found one small non-distracting error in the entire book. I believe this book has been edited by a professional editor since there was only this one error. I gladly give this book 4 out of 4 stars.
I recommend this book to anyone over the age of 18 who is a historical fiction fan. I do not recommend this book to younger readers because of the non-borderline profanity and the exotic sexual content. I do caution sensitive readers that the battles include gory content.
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Dagger's Destiny by Linnea Tanner is Book Two in the “Curse of Clansmen and Kings” series. King Amren charges his daughter, Catrin, with treason after she betrays him by saving the life of her Roman husband, Marcellus. Marcellus saves Catrin's life, and his comrades take him back to his father, Lucius Antonius, as a traitor. Lucius ignores the mandate to cease all diplomatic negotiations in Britannia from Emperor Tiberius Caesar Augustus. Catrin’s half-brother, Marrock, who his father had banned, hears Marcellus trying to convince his father to obey the Emperor’s mandate. Marrock, who wants war between the two countries to fulfill a curse to kill his father, decides to kill Marcellus. Marrock had been forced by his father, King Amren, to watch as his mother Rhan was beheaded. Just before she died, she placed a curse on the King. As she died, Rhan’s soul took over the Druidess Agrona’s body. Did Rhan bewitch Catrin and Marcellus to fall in love and cause Catrin to betray her father and recast the curse? Will King Amren banish his daughter from his kingdom or have her beheaded? Can Catrin earn her father’s love and trust back?
I liked multiple things about this book. Firstly, there are lessons to be learned from reading this book. It is not easy to get love and trust back once you have lost them, observations of the past and present are necessary to future decisions, and life and death are an interconnected circle in your life journey were my favorites. Secondly, the author provides a map of Britannia at the beginning of the book. This map helped me in picturing the distance between battles. Thirdly, the essential characteristics of the characters of loyalty, strong moral beliefs, and courage are picturesquely described by the author regardless of gender. Finally, the author provides a character list at the end of the book. This list helped me keep the multitude of characters straight.
There was nothing I disliked about this book. The author did a great job writing this fast-packed book, keeping the narrative flowing smoothly from beginning to end. It was hard to put the book down because I wanted to know what happened on the next page.
I only found one small non-distracting error in the entire book. I believe this book has been edited by a professional editor since there was only this one error. I gladly give this book 4 out of 4 stars.
I recommend this book to anyone over the age of 18 who is a historical fiction fan. I do not recommend this book to younger readers because of the non-borderline profanity and the exotic sexual content. I do caution sensitive readers that the battles include gory content.
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Dagger's Destiny
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