There are familiar elements - the minotaur, the labyrinth, Icarus, Athens, Crete, Pasiphae, Minos - but the world itself is beautiful and complex and original. See, some of the population are godmarked, and each god gives different gifts. But the fantasy element is there to support the more compl...
A disappointing read, with flat characters, little action, and no resolution. I loved the last Sweet book so much, but this has none of the depth or beauty of the writing in The Pattern Scars. There are interesting aspects to this re-imagining of Greek mythology, but the story here hardly touches ...
I received a free kindle copy of The Door in the Mountain by Caitllin Sweet, published by ChiZine Publications from NetGalley in exchange for a fair review. I gave this comprehensive story about ancient Greek myths four stars. Without a basic knowledge of those myths, I believe the character's name...
Another book that I chose from the Read Now section, and another disappointment. I ended up dropping this one at 38%. I’m familiar with the myth of the Minotaur, of King Minos and princess Ariadne and the labyrinth, and I think I understand that the author was trying to give a back story...
“The Pattern Scars” è rimasto per un sacco di tempo nei libri da leggere, lo avevo richiesto ma poi come sempre mi era passato di mente perché presa da altre letture. Finalmente ci ho messo mano e devo dire che è stata una piacevole sorpresa.Il libro si sviluppa come una sorta di diario e racconta l...
A dark fantasy about a seer who can see the future but can doing nothing to change it. I really enjoyed it.
Shall we begin with the warnings? If any of these (spoilerish) elements disturb or trouble you in any way, you should probably run back to reading The Princess Diaries or something equally scary: abortion, abuse, blood play, child abuse, cutting, death, dead babies, lying, murder, necromancy, paedo...
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