“P.C. Cast's Goddess series is on my keeper shelf, I really liked them and don't really want to discourage any of her fans from buying Warrior Rising. My review may contain a spoiler or two.
That said, I think the difference in this book is that she kept having to explain common knowledge of the story of Troy and then tell her story and it just got tiresome . Her earlier stories you could get lost in the world she built and enjoy. This one you kept getting dragged out of the story she was writing.
Also Jacky, the African American character, was sterotyped,(big butt and smart mouthed). A majorly important character even though in a secondary role in a mainstream romantic fiction book and what does the author do? Turn her into a white girl. It's supposed to be a major funny in the book but I just found the entire characterization irritating. She's a 38 year old nurse and when turned into a white girl didn't know how to brush white girl hair? Smart enough for a degree but not smart enough to know how to use a hairbrush?
I was disappointed and frankly was only able to get thru 1/2 -3/4 way thru and just flipped to the ending to get it over with. Another reviewer used the word "annoying" and that is the perfect discriptive word.
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rebyj wrote this review Friday, December 26 2008.
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