A review by mikaiya
The Age of Ice by J.M. Sidorova
4.0
I didn't think this was the next great fantasy book. For one, the central premise may be fantastic, but this isn't fantasy. More like historical fiction with a hook (in some ways reminded me of the Count Saint Germain books- he's a vampire to allow the author to write about the past, in much the same way that this character lives on and on and on).
About that. This book. It goes on and on and on. I still enjoyed it, and I thought it was interesting. My lack of in-depth knowledge of Russian history probably helped some (things were new and I didn't know what would happen next) and was a detriment (I surely missed major references). Was it a great book? No. Was the writing amazing? In places. In others it was pedestrian.
Four stars because it wasn't superb, but it was very ambitious. So I applaud the effort. If you like Chabon books, you'd like this.
About that. This book. It goes on and on and on. I still enjoyed it, and I thought it was interesting. My lack of in-depth knowledge of Russian history probably helped some (things were new and I didn't know what would happen next) and was a detriment (I surely missed major references). Was it a great book? No. Was the writing amazing? In places. In others it was pedestrian.
Four stars because it wasn't superb, but it was very ambitious. So I applaud the effort. If you like Chabon books, you'd like this.