Traitor's Daughter by Lily Dewaruile
About the book:
Blaentywi, Summer, AD927, in the reign of Hywel Dda
My Review:
This book is very different from most novels I have read. The story is not your typical happily ever after romance. Heledd faces challenges, many which are difficult to read about. She is called horrible names and her uncle and cousins treat her horribly. Despite this Heledd shows that she has strong character and is very strong-willed. She can bite her tongue when others would not and she endures her trials well. Garmon is a good character as well, very honorable and kind. I liked the two of them and the fireworks that seemed to ensue when they were together. The book was interesting and I wanted to find out what would happen to Heledd and Garmon. Would they ever realize their true feelings for each other and verbalize them? You will have to read the book to find out!
The author uses some foreign words throughout this book. A few of the words are explained but the rest are not. A big help would have been a word guide explaining the definitions of each of the foreign words. Also, I felt that I would have understood the novel better if there had been a foreword explaining the time period and customs in which the story takes place. There was a time in the book that the characters moved locations and I re-read it and realized there was nothing to alert the reader that they moved. Overall, it is a nice book with a good story line, it just takes a while to get there. (I also feel it important to note that there are some descriptive sex scenes in this book but the characters are married).
You can purchase the book here:
http://www.amazon.com/Traitors-Daughter-The-Tywi-ebook/dp/B005FCCCE0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1330026637&sr=8-1
This book is very different from most novels I have read. The story is not your typical happily ever after romance. Heledd faces challenges, many which are difficult to read about. She is called horrible names and her uncle and cousins treat her horribly. Despite this Heledd shows that she has strong character and is very strong-willed. She can bite her tongue when others would not and she endures her trials well. Garmon is a good character as well, very honorable and kind. I liked the two of them and the fireworks that seemed to ensue when they were together. The book was interesting and I wanted to find out what would happen to Heledd and Garmon. Would they ever realize their true feelings for each other and verbalize them? You will have to read the book to find out!
The author uses some foreign words throughout this book. A few of the words are explained but the rest are not. A big help would have been a word guide explaining the definitions of each of the foreign words. Also, I felt that I would have understood the novel better if there had been a foreword explaining the time period and customs in which the story takes place. There was a time in the book that the characters moved locations and I re-read it and realized there was nothing to alert the reader that they moved. Overall, it is a nice book with a good story line, it just takes a while to get there. (I also feel it important to note that there are some descriptive sex scenes in this book but the characters are married).
You can purchase the book here:
http://www.amazon.com/Traitors-Daughter-The-Tywi-ebook/dp/B005FCCCE0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1330026637&sr=8-1
I received this book for free in exchange for my honest review.
Source: Publisher
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