Devoted

by Alice Borchardt | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0451403967 Global Overview for this book
Registered by catsalive of Rooty Hill, New South Wales Australia on 4/28/2007
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Journal Entry 1 by catsalive from Rooty Hill, New South Wales Australia on Saturday, April 28, 2007
From Publishers Weekly
Gut-roiling battle scenes are the strength of this first novel set in ninth-century France, but they come too late and too infrequently to inspire most readers to forgive the overwrought prose that surrounds them. Owen, Bishop of Chantalon, risks his life to save Elin, a forest girl of sorceresslike powers who has escaped the Viking camp where she was enslaved. Undying love develops between the two?instantly, with no setbacks and little tension?and is expressed often and graphically. Viking raiders are terrorizing the region; their menace is exacerbated by Count Anton and his bastard son Gerlos, who collect tributes from the people for the Vikings but keep part of the confiscated riches for themselves. Betrayed by his friend Reynald, Owen is captured by the "Northmen" but quickly saved by his Saxon henchman Enar and a band of Elin's "forest people." Later, Elin's mystical powers curse Reynald to his death and bring on a storm to defeat the northern invaders. Borchardt effectively conjures life in a far-flung era, but more action and less romance might have made this tale of an odd alliance between early Christians and European pagans a fresher read.

Released 16 yrs ago (10/14/2007 UTC) at To A Fellow BookCrosser in Post office, A book trading site -- Controlled Releases

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Sending to jennymidget it for the 3kg bag relay.

Journal Entry 3 by jennymidget from Oadby, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Thursday, October 18, 2007
Thanks Catsalive - the cover's a bit deceptively Joan Collins-y, isn't it? Though the back sounds absolutely fantastic, looking forward to this book!

Journal Entry 4 by jennymidget from Oadby, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Thursday, January 3, 2008
Well, Joan-Collinsy it aint! Alice Borchardt is a FAR FAR better author than her sister (aside from the sex scenes, where she gets a bit "river of passion" unoriginal). This is gritty, gutsy and very thorough historical fiction, a wonderful story of underdog fighting back, of simple and noble people alike going 100% to save their homelands. Actually you could cut the love story out and it would still be a magnificent book, in my opinion.
Points deducted (but only for this copy) for the 40 MISSING PAGES right in the middle of the action! AAAARGH!!

Off to Justin & Manda in the USA via Bookmooch.

Journal Entry 5 by catsalive from Rooty Hill, New South Wales Australia on Monday, January 7, 2008
Oh no! I didn't end up reading it so didn't know there were missing pages. How frustrating that is!

Journal Entry 6 by jennymidget from Oadby, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Monday, January 21, 2008
Not your fault, don't stress! Justin & Manda have been warned!

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