Friday, August 31, 2018
Done! It needs a lot of end-weaving and blocking, but it won't be cold enough to wear it for another month at least, anyway. . #SoFaded by @dreareneeknits Yarn from @backyardfiberworks, @neighborhoodfiberco, @unplannedpeacock . #sofadedsweater #sweaterknitting #projectsweaterchest #knitting #knittersofig #fadeknitting
Thursday, August 30, 2018
Review: And I Darken
And I Darken by Kiersten WhiteMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this, I don't know why it took me so long to pick it up! (Yes I do. I hate reading hardcovers - Hence why I listened to the audiobook despite owning the hard copy for two year. And it was great! I wouldn't know how to pronounce any of the names without it. Plus, I really didn't feel bogged down by slow parts or infodumps like others who read the text version seem to have been.)
Anyhow, back to the book. I found it very interesting to read about a historical period I'm not too familiar with, and it's been a while since I read historical fiction that wasn't masquerading as fantasy, so that was a nice change as well. I also really enjoy books with a lot of political machinations, so another plus there.
More than that, though, the characters in this were SO well done. It does take place literally from Lada and Radu's birth to their late teens, so there is quite a lot of time to flesh them out, and Kiersten White has done such a good job of showing their personalities and how they grow into them over the course of the book.
Lada, from the minute she's born, is so fierce and determined. She can be a little too oblivious and headstrong for me sometimes, but I still admire her spirit It takes Radu time to grow into his own strengths (aside from being handsome, of course), but when he does it's great to see him become a sneaky diplomat and I love him. Also, his religious journey is super interesting. Compared to the two of them, you definitely don't get as much with Mehmed, although he has some interesting moments due to his position & power. Still, I don't feel like I know him or his motivations.
Now, the love triangle - I did see it coming, but I didn't really have any issues with it. I have a soft spot for the whole "forbidden relationship" trope, but based on how the book ends, it doesn't seem like it's going to work out either way at the moment. I'm really interested to see how it goes in book 2 - and will the mysterious gray-eyed man make a reappearance??
I can't wait to see Lada take control of her homeland - it's going to be a bloody second installment.
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