Saint's Blood

Saint's Blood

2001 • 564 pages

Ratings29

Average rating4.3

15

CAWPILE SCORE
C-8
A-8
W-7
P-7
I-9
L-8
E-9
TOTAL-8/10

CAWPILECharactersFalcio—starts to let go of his wife. Aline—Moves forward in face of fear. Grows into her power and commandThe Blacksmith – an unrecognized. Immense smarts. Similar to the tailorQuentis—an inquisitor become greatcoats. Finally a good character that stays on the side of GoodValianaDuke Jillard and his changesObladius—evil priest. Not sure how he survived his first encounter with FalcioKest—doesn't have to be the best anymore. Growing, his feelings for Falcio, using a shield to protect and attack.AtmosphereI always feel like I'm really in this world. The desperation of the characters their emotions. The helplessness while fighting the god.WritingGreat prose as always. Small issue with pacing in beginning but quickly resolvedPlotThe church is being used by the Blacksmith to create a new god. To Rule over the Country.InvestmentLiterally couldn't put this book down after 50%LogicThe Law binds the gods. The Actions the characters take is true to their character. Even the peasants and nobiliyEnjoymentI really enjoyed this book and the discussion about magic and the saints and gods.MiscGod of ValourDuke Jillard and Tommar at the endThe Old Aline. Visions between Aline and the King.Masking valianaNew Queen's Names

I will be talking about it on Libromancy https://libromancy.podbean.com/

June 24, 2022