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hannah_figgins's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
brithebusybee's review
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
belleoftheb00ks's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
smemmott's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Good reader for the audio version.
philosopher_kj's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcohol
the_jesus_fandom's review against another edition
3.0
Took me quite a while to get into, but it picked up in the end. I had no knowledge whatsoever of English history, so the end surprised me.
blueshadow's review against another edition
4.0
Such good writing, such a melancholy story and tone.
Are the author's other books like this? Because I WANTED to love it, but it was a bit too much of a downer for me.
Are the author's other books like this? Because I WANTED to love it, but it was a bit too much of a downer for me.
smemmott's review against another edition
4.0
A great historical novel, though not quite as compelling, to me, as some of Sutcliff's other books. Possibly because Prosper, the main character, while very involved in the action, is in most ways an observer or follower.
quoththegirl's review against another edition
5.0
Be still, my heart. I picked this up off the shelf with no prior knowledge and was completely delighted to find out that it's based on Y Gododdin. I've read excerpts of the Welsh poem and was enthralled by its beauty, but it had been so many years that the events of the book still took me by surprise. I think the Welsh language is one of the most beautiful in the world, and Sutcliffe weaves Welsh patterns of speech into her English prose. Her imagery and descriptions are exquisite. The book is billed as Young Adult, but it's simple beauty and heart-breaking images are more than suitable for adults. I'm hungry to read more Sutcliffe.