Review: A TRULY FASCINATING NOVEL!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 30, 2012
At Road's End, by Zoe Saadia is a book to have on your MUST READ' list.  This Historical Fiction Novel is accurate in its understanding of past societies and locations, and in its character's attitudes, which were a dream to follow.  Zoe does a brilliant job in keeping interest and excitement hand in hand, and I fell more in love with these characters with each turn of the page.  This book is well written, and in a realistic manner.  There is nothing namby-pamby about it, period.  I am not big on romance novels, merely because many seem so far from containing any small piece of realism, that I find myself closing the book and moving on.  And while there is much, much more to this book than the romance that's written into it, I felt that what portion of this story was about love, was told in such a realistic manner, that I actually wanted to read faster in order to know what would happen there.  For those who know nothing about me, that's saying a lot.  I view the romance in this book to be perfectly written, to my taste, anyway.  Things that I was grateful not to find in this book...No one was bitten in the neck in order to drink blood and have sex, no one was swept off their feet only to be carried to a castle tower and crowned a royal princess or prince to rule a magical kingdom and live happily ever after.  Nope, none of that.  Prince charming and the vampire brood, must have been in other lands when the author wrote this and I was glad for it.  Everything in this book seemed as it should be and where it should be and for me, it was quite simply an incredible read.  If you're looking for a deeply meaningful and well written story, that will unfold painlessly while you turn each page, I highly recommend this book.  I will definitely be buying more of Zoe Saaidia's novel's.