Title: Disappointing
Product review: I am a huge fan of historical fiction (The Borgia Bride; The Red Tent; I, Elizabeth; anything by Phillippa Gregory, etc) but was rather disappointed by The Twentieth Wife, especially the lack of closure at the end of the novel, as if it were written merely in preparation for the sequal. While I appreciate the level of research and commend the author's dedication to her subject and trying to capture the world Melrunnissa lived in, I felt parts of the book lacked direction and were quite boring and long-winded. Additionally, while the author was so methodical in her research, it was disappointing that the dialogue did not ring true to this time period.
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