A review by mary846
The Turn of Midnight by Minette Walters
3.0
I enjoyed reading this book, in spite of its many flaws.
Minette Walters' knowledge of the period is really good and so it is a pity people continually have beliefs and ideas that they just wouldn't have had in those days. It wouldn't have been as easy as the book portrays to make people in the Middle Ages disregard the authority of the church, accept the opinions of women and believe that serfs should be able to challenge the social order.
But, even so, I enjoyed the character development in the book - particularly of the five young boys who started out in Book 1 as whiny and irresponsible and have gradually grown into the independent and capable young men they are in Book 2.
Minette Walters' knowledge of the period is really good and so it is a pity people continually have beliefs and ideas that they just wouldn't have had in those days. It wouldn't have been as easy as the book portrays to make people in the Middle Ages disregard the authority of the church, accept the opinions of women and believe that serfs should be able to challenge the social order.
But, even so, I enjoyed the character development in the book - particularly of the five young boys who started out in Book 1 as whiny and irresponsible and have gradually grown into the independent and capable young men they are in Book 2.