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Breath and Bone |
Author: Carol Berg
Published: 2008-01-02 |
List price: $15.00
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 Good read
I picked up "Breath and Bone" and haven't read "flesh and spirit" but was able to garner the imagery and happenings from the last book well.
The prose is amazing and Ms Berg keeps you glued to her characters. They are very real where no one is presented as an embodiment of perfect good or bad.
However, where she transcends the usual fantasy genre is where she talks about Danae, thier manners, customs,behaviour, etc. That is where she makes it lyrical. I haven't had the same urge to be a part of fantasy as after reading about Danae, since I can remember as an 11 year old when I read of Tolkien's elves. Oh, the heartbreak that one could never encounter them in real life, something similar happened here..........and I thought I was over those childish longings. Thank you for making it happen again, Carol!
 Wow!
What a great story and an amazing conclusion! Carol Berg really tells a grand tale here with a twisting plot and believable characters I can relate to and care about. This was the best fantasy story I've read in a while and I'm so glad I bought it and can enjoy it on my Kindle anytime!
Where the first book embodied darkness, this book embodies hope
This is the second book in the Lighthouse Duet by Carol Berg. As I mentioned in my review for the first book, Flesh and Spirit, the end of the first book left me needing to read the second book immediately. Unlike the first book I thought this was an amazing book. It continues right where the last book left off; except this time the fast pace of the end of the first book continues throughout the second book.
Valen has been contracted to serve The Bastard, Price Osriel. In service of the Bastard, Valen will come to find out many things about his heritage and about how all of the mysteries of the Brotherhood and the princes of the realm are tied together. He will also discover the truth of what is wrong with the land of Navronne and how it can be healed.
This book was much more like what I expect from a Carol Berg book. The characters are complex, the themes dealt with in the book bring up greater questions of life, of heaven and of hell. Valen really comes into his own in this book. In his effort to keep his vows he takes both a physical and mental journey that is at times heartbreaking and at other times very joyful. The transformation of Valen's character really is amazing. That is not to say that the other characters lack at all; Prince Osriel is intriguing, Valen's brother Max is also interesting, Price Osreil's healer is a delight, and Elene also has great character. The only character complaint I have is that Valen's sister seems to have fallen of the face of the earth in this book; I had hoped to spend more time learning about her.
Although Valen's journey is vast and very busy; at times the book was paced a bit slow. In this book that worked for me because those periods of slow pacing were filled with beautiful writing describing the trials that Valen undertook. I really loved this book. The beauty of the writing reminded me of Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel series. The book ended well; although I was a bit sad when it was over. It makes me wonder if we will see more of this world. There are so many characters in this book, outside of Valen, that have interesting stories to tell. Where the first book was as dark a story as I have ever read, this book was full of light and hope and happiness.
Very good book, definitely redemmed the first book. I still think if some of Valen's time at the monestery had been cut from the first book that this duet could have made a wonderful single book.
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Excellent Read
This is the second book; a follow-up on Flesh and Spirit. The story was interesting, the characters well developed and the the ending was unexpected. This is better than her Bridge of D'Arnath books.
 Goes nowhere!
I like most of Carol Berg's books but I regret spending my money in buying this book from Amazon.com This is one of the few books I have troubles in finishing. I did read the first book but I could no longer remember what it was about. However, I do not believe reread the first book in this series will help me enjoy this book. The problems with this book is it is all over the place but does not go anywhere. If this was made into a movie, the viewers will be at a complete loss. I have tried very hard to understand what the plot of this book is but I just couldn't. In short, this book is truly not enjoyable and I really want my money back. It is possible other readers who gave this book such a high rating is reading a different version of this book than me. This shows you cannot always trust the rating of a book in making your purchasing decision or you would regret later. No pun intended.
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