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Title: What a disappointment
Review: I would never have guessed this was a Bertrice Small novel. The Kadin, the Sky O'Malley saga, and others contained strong powerful heroines and strong stories. This heroine was just lame. And the men...all they wanted to do was 'mount' her -- and they did, a lot. Why was the author compelled to spend so much time describing debasing sex scenes when the heroine even said it was debasing... many, many times too!?!? It wasn't until I was 3/4 through the book when there was finally a "make love" type of scene. And the number of times the heroine recounted her life's story to everyone she met was growing old, quick! I can't begin to explan how unappealing the story was and then to add the sex (not intimacy) it was a waste of Ms. Small's talent.I read once that Ms. Small's doesn't deviate from her standard story concept, even in Fantasy. I agree with that. The addition of Faerie magic, sorcery, etc., doesnt anchor this book. It just lacks a story much less a strong lead character.
