Review: A fascinating epic
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 2, 2012
Exceptionally well-written and -researched, "Red Magic" is the story of a young girl's transformation from being a tempermental and rebellious tomboy to a resolute woman with determination and her own desires. Forced to marry a man she doesn't love, Caterina is determined to show her husband, Christoph, just how she regards him as an unrepentant rake, an opinion that is somewhat justified. With her marriage to Christoph, Caterina's journey takes her through betrayal and danger. And all the while, the reader is desperately hoping that Christina will find love and happiness at the end.Author Julie Waldron has done a superb job of making the reader feel as if she is there. We sense the seasons, smell the budding flowers and feel the blinding snow.