a book I couldn't finish

[snugglekitty]

I was wavering when I got to the fifty page mark, so I kept going. But I found I had to skip the last hundred pages. It was painfully obvious where everything was going. The plot was so cliched. So they're dragons? Whatever. Naomi Novik did it better. Don't bother reading The Dragon DeLaSangre.

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[artemis44.livejournal.com]

Have you by chance read The Labyrinth, by Kate Mosse? It's a "davinci code-esque" story set in France of today and 1200s, and it's fairly interesting from a historical perspective, though I cannot quite seem to decide if it's well-written or not (I'm reading it in starts and fits, as I find a minute or two in the day, so it makes it hard to keep the multiple threads straight in my head...) Still, with its focus on the labyrinth as a mystical symbol (not deeply fleshed out, but still), I thought you might get a kick out of it. If you're interested, I'd be glad to pass it on once I finally finish it... :)

[lady-anemone.livejournal.com]

By chance I have read that.

Here's my review:

http://lady-anemone.livejournal.com/251036.html

*wry smile*

[lady-anemone.livejournal.com]

Oh, but the one thing I did like about it was the recurring phrase "Step by step we make our way." I like that maxim a whole lot.