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A review by nclcaitlin
The Words of Kings and Prophets by Shauna Lawless
3.75
Gormflaith is now unhappily married to King Brian and finds herself removed from the political power she once had.
Fódla healed Murchad even though it was against the Descendants' laws. Now she fears Tomas and her future in the fortress with her nephew.
Gormflaith is extremely astute and ruthless, yet is shackled by her sex and the society of the time. Even if she is not particularly liable, you can sympathise with her plight.
Fódla, on the other hand, is impossible not to like. She is kind and good, unselfish, and attempts to see the best in people even when people around her recoil from her burns.
“I think if you looked around, you would see bravery in many of the women here. We don't hold swords the way you do, but we are still fighting."
A main theme of this series is motherhood. Both Fódla and Gormflaith begin their journey being driven by love for the children they must protect, but their attitudes and actions are very different.
When he was a child, I would have done anything for him, for his love.
I thought he had returned it, but it wasn't true. As a child he had needed me, but need was a separate thing to love.
I hate Tomas.
As the head of the Tuatha Dé Danann, he is sowing discord as the Descendants tire of living in their fortress, many of them wishing to leave and live among the mortals once more. Yet, he craves power, to be the King of Ireland, above the mortals.
His deviousness is appalling and genially executed by Lawless.
Whilst I preferred book one, I am very excited to get started with book three!
Fódla healed Murchad even though it was against the Descendants' laws. Now she fears Tomas and her future in the fortress with her nephew.
Gormflaith is extremely astute and ruthless, yet is shackled by her sex and the society of the time. Even if she is not particularly liable, you can sympathise with her plight.
Fódla, on the other hand, is impossible not to like. She is kind and good, unselfish, and attempts to see the best in people even when people around her recoil from her burns.
“I think if you looked around, you would see bravery in many of the women here. We don't hold swords the way you do, but we are still fighting."
A main theme of this series is motherhood. Both Fódla and Gormflaith begin their journey being driven by love for the children they must protect, but their attitudes and actions are very different.
When he was a child, I would have done anything for him, for his love.
I thought he had returned it, but it wasn't true. As a child he had needed me, but need was a separate thing to love.
I hate Tomas.
As the head of the Tuatha Dé Danann, he is sowing discord as the Descendants tire of living in their fortress, many of them wishing to leave and live among the mortals once more. Yet, he craves power, to be the King of Ireland, above the mortals.
His deviousness is appalling and genially executed by Lawless.
Whilst I preferred book one, I am very excited to get started with book three!