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“a great fantasy story”
Turiboy wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Lots of depth. Interesting ideas. Deserved to be the winner of both Hugo and Nebula awards.”
Gera B wrote this review Wednesday, August 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A book for people young at heart! I enjoyed it alot, it really left me breathless...”
Ana-Maria M wrote this review Thursday, April 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“My favorite in the Chalion series. The heroine isn't a young innocent She is a woman in the prime of her life with a newly married daughter. She becomes a 'saint' and helps with 2 battles - one private, the other between countries. Makes me glad I read the first book of this series after all. Else I wouldn't have read this book.”
Sarah Elizabeth wrote this review Saturday, March 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“ This is an interesting little story of the development of a 'saint' in another place and time. The world is definitely not this one: the Gods are present and, to some, they can be seen and talked with. You can understand the desire of the heroine to leave her prosperous life. She was wedded and widowed young, suffered and recovered from a mental decline, and her Mother just died and was buried. She is the most important person in the castle, but she is blanketed by all the rules and protocols of the place. Her escape is thwarted and she is brought back, only she escapes again, this time it is successful and with a bit of the sanction of the others below her: she goes on a pilgrimage.
joey b wrote this review Wednesday, March 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
She has dreams and starts to feel she is descending into madness again, but her religious mentor on this pilgrimage, is also having some dreams, so maybe it is part of a plan she has to figure out. There a lot of excitement, ambushes, escapes and subterfuge. In the end she helps make things as right as possible.
The writing was very good, though at times it got a bit romantic, at other times it really soared with the best of writers ('her smirk lingered like perfume'). I enjoyed reading this book.”
“Very few fantasy genre books feature people of middle years. This is about a woman in midlife who longs to leave the walls of the castle and go traveling. The open road calls and she goes adventuring. A wonderful book with complexity of relationships with others and with the gods of her world. ”
Frances wrote this review Saturday, December 6 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I may have found a new favorite author. In this second book set in the fantasy world of Chalion Bujold takes on a journey of forgiveness and redemption with Ista. I like Bujold's style and the book moves along at a good pace. I think this is one of the best books I've read in a long time.”
Lyman G wrote this review Saturday, August 2 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The MC is a grandmother reevaluating her life and very willing to take action. Always nice to see characters outside the stereoptypes! Unfortunately, Bujold falls into some of the other fantasy tropes with this novel, such as the Evil Enemies. Still well worth the read.”
Sara E wrote this review Friday, June 27 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I absolutely loved this book. I recommend it to all women over the age of 40. Here's a story of a woman with a tragic married life, who after her mother's death, shakes free and goes adverturing. What fun to read about a middle-aged heroine learning, growing, and facing dangers! Valere Horton”
Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC) wrote this review Monday, May 5 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A great addion to the Chalion series. I've read this several times and liked it more each time. Ista must work threw her past and her calling as someong God-touched. Full of magic, politics, battles, and love.”
Heather G wrote this review Friday, September 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
