Reviews

The Burning Land by Bernard Cornwell

fivetilnoon's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

Another good entry in the Saxon Stories. I reviewed plot summaries for the previous books before reading this one, and had only a few characters or references that I didn't pick up on. I like the continued relationships between Uhtred and Aethelfled, Arthur, and Ragnar. Edward is a nice addition to the cast of characters, and Skade was a fun (and scary) character.

bibliomaniac33's review against another edition

4.0

The Saxon Stories continue to be consistently good reads into book 5. I don't know how he does it, but Cornwell can make every one of the numerous battle scenes somehow unique and exciting. I will say this was probably my least favorite of the books so far, as I think many of the characters were a bit less compelling than previous books- particularly Skade- but it was still a good, fast-paced read and I plan to continue on with the series.

jaggert's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

cr0wley25's review against another edition

adventurous informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

arabellasbooks's review against another edition

4.0

My newest and most recent obsession is the adaption of the last kingdom and the books are also incredible. This one isn’t my favourite of those I have read, however, the characters are still interesting and the book is still very fast paced and gripping throughout.

abrswf's review against another edition

5.0

I am completely hooked on this series, based on 9th century Saxon England. As usual, the principal character is fictional but the significant historical events are not. Nicely narrated by John Lee.

potterwho16's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

myadventurewithbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

tezzarudge's review against another edition

4.0

This is a return to form after the previous book, being a bit drab.

It felt like Cornwell went back to what works best in this series.
Fighting, deceit, drama and character development

I now feel comfortable to keep reading the series, after a little wobble from the last book

l0rdtim865's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

For the first chapter of this book I was worried that I going to be let down for the first time in the series. However by the end of the book I loved this book!

Having watched the series first I was worried this would colour my opinion of the characters. This isn't the case. The characters in the book are even better!

If you have gotten this far through the series just keep going!

Loved it!!