A review by gsanta1
Girl in a Cage by Jane Yolen, Robert Harris
2.0
It’s too simple.
There’s two problems and we only know what happens in one.
One, there’s a girl in cage.
Two, there’s are flashbacks about the rebellion but already know what happens because she’s in a cage.
Bad guy pontificates the entire book like Bond villain.
So you have one plotline where it’s the Bad Guy talking.
Then you have the second plotline which is irrelevant.
Maybe it would’ve worked better as a short story.
Also, it’s a little strange why the rebellious Scots didn’t speak in Gaelic or Scots.
Edit:
The book also has that fancy where a character will be suffering enormous pain but still is able to think rationally, like the author has never stubbed her toe before.
There’s two problems and we only know what happens in one.
One, there’s a girl in cage.
Two, there’s are flashbacks about the rebellion but already know what happens because she’s in a cage.
Bad guy pontificates the entire book like Bond villain.
So you have one plotline where it’s the Bad Guy talking.
Then you have the second plotline which is irrelevant.
Maybe it would’ve worked better as a short story.
Also, it’s a little strange why the rebellious Scots didn’t speak in Gaelic or Scots.
Edit:
The book also has that fancy where a character will be suffering enormous pain but still is able to think rationally, like the author has never stubbed her toe before.