Overall rating and opinion of "Apollo's Raven"
- Majaliwa Abiba Alice
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Re: Overall rating and opinion of "Apollo's Raven"
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I enjoy reading history fiction novels. Though the book fall on that genre My interest in reading the book was stopped when i realised it contained some traits/features I wouldn't want to feed my mind.gali wrote: ↑31 Aug 2018, 23:36 This is a discussion topic for the September 2018 Book of the Month, "Apollo's Raven" by Linnea Tanner. What is your overall opinion of the Apollo's Raven? What do you like most about it? What do you like least? Will you recommend the book to other people? Why or why not?
Please remember to add your actual rating using the book's page on Bookshelves.
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From trite and blatant dialogue between the characters that overstates the story’s narrative, the idea of subtlety was lost in the creation of this tale. Tanner switches narrators from chapter to chapter, and on many occasions, this seemed to be so that the character, such as the sorceress Agrona or Queen Rhiannon, could tell rather than show the reader things in order to move the plot forward rather than giving the main characters more depth in the story. Thus, I wasn't really invested in the other characters' fates, as they were background players, and didn't really understand why they were given a voice in the first place.
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I agree with you wholeheartedly. The romance overshadowed any of the historical features. It was all about them hooking up. Unfortunately, I read more than the sample to give it a chance and I wished I hadn't read more. It got worse.
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One of my favorite parts is the talk that Queen Rhiannon has with Catrin. She tells her that where she lives now that as a woman she can own property, be a ruler, a warrior, a Druidess, and a mother and be judged by the people for her actions. If to Rome with Marcellus she will not have a say in her life because the Roman father has complete control over his family – wife, children, and slaves. She doesn’t want Catrin to be treated as a trollop.
I didn't like that the people didn't believe her when she tried to tell them about Agrona and treated her liked she was deranged. I would definitely recommend this book to people that I know who love romance books.
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