A review by beejai
A Falcon Flies, by Wilbur Smith
2.0
Horrible. Instead of character development, we simply have a series of character tropes. The heroine is simply a male fantasized version of some female adventurer out of a Danielle Steele novel. Her brother reminded me of the early Sharpe of Bernard Cornwell fame (without the decent plot and excellent history to accompany him). The heroine's interests are the typical friend-zone good guy and bad boy with lots of "animal magnetism". The "David Livingstone" type character, his faithful guide, the African chief, warrior, and rescued slave girl... they all are so stereotyped and fell flat. Everyone's motivations throughout are like, "Wait... what?"
This novel felt like someone who is used to writing mindless ya thrillers (that are highly touted one week and find themselves on the clearance rack the next) tried their hand at some R rated historical fiction. Ummm... no.
This novel felt like someone who is used to writing mindless ya thrillers (that are highly touted one week and find themselves on the clearance rack the next) tried their hand at some R rated historical fiction. Ummm... no.