Amanda Finuccio Finuccio itibaren 15809 O Mascaño, A Coruña, Spain
About halfway through this interesting, but deeply flawed work, I said, "this would be better if the writer could write artfully." But then the plot took a sharp left into being about something else entirely, and I had to force myself to finish. The premise is good. Woman governs a small feudal province in the decaying remnants of what used to be a super-future human culture. Woman gets swept off her feet by warlord who turns out to be from space. Problems ensue. It was good, but that book ended, more or less, and ended unsatisfyingly, about 2/3 in. Then it was about space politics, and it would be tough for a book to be written well about future space political/military issues from the perspective of a person who grew up with a 1600's level of technology, but as I said before, this book is written in the "tell in the blandest fashion possible" style that infects so much genre fiction. Would not recommend.
I read this book because a lot of people I know have read it. Not the best novel I've ever read, but moving nonetheless. It will make you cry, though.
I nearly abandoned this book in the first chapter, thinking "Oh, I've seen 50 First Dates..." but I was on vacation and this was the only book I carried. Was I ever wrong! This is no Sandler/Barrymore creation, but rather a total creep-fest. I ended up reading this book through in one sitting after getting to Chapter Two. Thankful that I was on vacation, less that I only brought the one book, so lessons learned there (i.e., take more than one book on vacation OR don't take such a great suspense novel!) Creepy as hell, the suspense is there, and just getting to know the character as she gets to know herself every day. Highly recommended for those who like suspense novels, even romances...but moreso also for those who are interested in mental health/illness as there are definitely some issues that arise here about what it means to be living with a debilitating physical and psychological injury and be at the mercy of your caregivers.