Review: Not great
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 30, 2013
Bastards Crown is... good but not great. I had a hard time connecting with the story for multiple reasons.- Flat characters as well as too many too fast. A lot a characters is good as it can make a story more complex but one or two characters with ample development and more pages between is also good. Who was Geoffrey Martel? Where did William of Normandy come from? Who were the people in Brittney? It is an historical novel so maybe a bit more explanation?- Written in fast forward. By twenty-seven percent over four years happened. There might not be much known about what happened but this is where good story telling enhances the history.- The dialog was very stiled and forced. There was no flowing of talk between characters. Dialog was very short and no conflict took place during conversations. If someone suggested something, everyone went with it. Just does not seem like it is real.This book is not horrible. There is plenty of history and has been well researched but if you are looking for a deep and well written historical fiction, much to the likes of Bernard Cornwell, then this will disappoint.