This was a reread for me and I still enjoyed it quite a bit. In fact, I decided to increase my rating because the characters have stayed with me even if I didn't remember all of the details. The writing starts off in a deliberately formal tone that I can see not working for some people, but for me i...
Everything you hear about Carey's writing style is true. There is preponderance of words, there is a breathless tone to, and Phedre is, quite frankly, at times a bit annoying and a bit princess perfect.Yet, this is a damn good book. I've read it more than twice. Just recently re-read it, and despite...
I'm not sure if I could have formally sat down to read this book, simply because it is so very long. When the audible became available I jumped at it. The audible is 96 chapters and 31 +- hours long but the narrator was very good.The story itself, for me, initially dragged in the first chapter or ...
Set in an alternate fantasy world which looks much like perhaps 17th century Europe, Phedre no Delaunay is an indentured servant trained in the arts of the bedchamber as well as espionage. These dual talents, along with her abundant curiosity, will lead her into the depths of a traitorous plot that ...
Since I can only remember this book as in "Ah, scarlet mote! I remember this book! I've read it!" I have to say I probably can't strongly recommend it.
DNF at like way too little percent to put up here.Uhh, I wish I'd read the reviews here or looked at the goodreads shelves for this book before I picked this up. I'd remembered that a friend years ago told me to read this trilogy, so I checked it out. . . . and as a sex-repulsed asexual, I was more ...
Or, The Lost Review Phèdre's Trilogy # 1 Kushiel's Dart is a kind of alternate history in France (Terre D'Ange - "land of angels" for the clueless among you) with an alternate religion and with only a few touches of fantasy. In fact, almost all of it can be attributed to the personal beliefs of ...
Written in first person view, this book deals with the life of Phèdre who is sold into indentured servitude as a child. She is revealed later to be god touched (by Kushiel's Dart), which grants her the power/curse (take your pick) to experience pain as pleasure. A particular aspect is that the wor...
I read Kushiel's Dart back when I was in junior high and, at the time, thought very highly of it.Like with most re-read books, especially after such a long period of time, my tastes have changed ( or I'm my critical of books now. I'm not sure which applies here.)Start off by saying that, in the begi...
This is not a light read. Kushiel’s Dart is epic high fantasy with with heavy world building and a page count that would give any hardcore reader pause.However, if you like to immerse yourself in a complex fantasy worlds and you don’t mind stylized language or a slow, spellbinding build to a sweepin...
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