256 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
"Asta's son" is all he's ever been called. The lack of name is appropriate, because he and his mother are but poor peasants in fourteenth-century medieval England. But this thirteen-year-old boy who thought he had little to lose soon finds himself...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,214 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
mysterious 46%
tense 40%
dark 33%
sad 26%
hopeful 20%
challenging 13%
informative 13%
lighthearted 6%
reflective 6%
Pace
fast 30%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 30% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 72% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, ViolenceModerate
Blood, Death of parent, GriefMinor
Torture, Excrement, Slavery
256 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
"Asta's son" is all he's ever been called. The lack of name is appropriate, because he and his mother are but poor peasants in fourteenth-century medieval England. But this thirteen-year-old boy who thought he had little to lose soon finds himself...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,214 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
mysterious 46%
tense 40%
dark 33%
sad 26%
hopeful 20%
challenging 13%
informative 13%
lighthearted 6%
reflective 6%
Pace
fast 30%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 30% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 72% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, ViolenceModerate
Blood, Death of parent, GriefMinor
Torture, Excrement, Slavery