448 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781473692336
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Publication date: 14 May 2019
Description
International bestselling author Guy Gavriel Kay's latest work is set in a world evoking early Renaissance Italy and offers an extraordinary cast of characters whose lives come together through destiny, love, and ambition. In a chamber overlooking...
Community Reviews Summary of 709 reviews
Moods
reflective 69%
emotional 55%
sad 30%
tense 25%
dark 14%
mysterious 14%
challenging 9%
informative 7%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
funny 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 53% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 19%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual violence, Sexual assault, ViolenceModerate
Death, Child abuse, GoreMinor
Child death, Infidelity, Rape448 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781473692336
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Publication date: 14 May 2019
Description
International bestselling author Guy Gavriel Kay's latest work is set in a world evoking early Renaissance Italy and offers an extraordinary cast of characters whose lives come together through destiny, love, and ambition. In a chamber overlooking...
Community Reviews Summary of 709 reviews
Moods
reflective 69%
emotional 55%
sad 30%
tense 25%
dark 14%
mysterious 14%
challenging 9%
informative 7%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
funny 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 53% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 19%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual violence, Sexual assault, ViolenceModerate
Death, Child abuse, GoreMinor
Child death, Infidelity, Rape