Pros & Cons
Pros
The curse of chalion is a prequel to palladin souls. The plot involves romance, adventure, and the supernatural.
The main character is flawed and self-deprecating, scarred by his betrayals, but humane and likeable. The secondary characters are well-fleshed and also believable, though not all of them are likable. It's a pretty interesting theology and most of the... Read More
The writing is superbly done. The prose is beautiful. A delight to read. Thank you, lmb.
Would have given it a 4. Not disappointed. Warmly recommended.
Cons
Flat uninteresting, uneven, inconsistent and utterly without depth" "too much court intrigue.
It never gets much mounting tension about what will happen between the two until the end of the story when the become happy and wed.
Highlights
Quality
I dont think this is my new favorite book of all time but i enjoyed the read and plan to continue with the series
You really feel as if you were right there along with the characters
This is my third try at reading this book with the first two attempts having failed due to lack of interest in the beginning
I was sad to finish the book and to not be able to end my day with a little time with the characters from the book each evening
Packaging/appearance
Marvelously crafted with just the right touch of the otherworldly
Competitiveness
I assign it a true 5star rating of a very nearly perfect book
This is one of my favorite books of all timei bought the most recent copy to give as a gift
In a perfect world a 5star review would mean a book that you reread often recommend frequently and that gives a better truer pe... Read More
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The curse of chalion is all these
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I have this book on my kindle and for some reason it wont open
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The help section in kindle says to delete the book and download again but the book wont come up on the kindle store to redownload it again
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Somehow it reminds me of cyrano de bergerac with less poetry and more theology
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I wasn’t sure wha to make of this book
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The pacing is a little slow for my taste
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I feel like i need only write the authors name and that should be review enough
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I enjoyed this story the first time i read it in paperback form and again in digital form