Review: A good story ruined by a "perfect" heroine
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 13, 2013
I would have liked the story much better if the heroine had flaws. I know this is fiction, and a willing suspension of reality is part of the reason we read, but a heroine who lacks any tinge of imperfection makes the story a myth. The story just didn't move me at all. I think the writer simply tried too hard to make the heroine likeable. A decent plot became bogged down by hackneyed expressions of the heroine's many, many, many virtues. Her "ethereal" (that word over, and over and over again) beauty was mentioned all throughout the story. She is utterly selfless, dotes on young children, fights as a fearless warrior, defender of the weak, is loved by men and all beasts alike, an expert in the healing arts, a scholar of ancient languages. I found myself rolling my eyes throughout most of the story. I liked the story's premise, and I would recommend this book but with reservations.