This book had it's bland moments, but all in all, once I waded through
those parts that were
bogging me down, I discovered that I had actually
enjoyed it. I have quite a few E.Chadwick books and though I kept buying
them once upon a time, I have a bit of a problem with her female characters. I find them
lacklustre, depressing and pretty much devoid of personality. There are
slight glimmers of endearing qualities or spirit, but they never
persist.
It's probably just me. Everyone get's something different
from each book they read, though I have to say, dull female characters
seem to be a bit of a recurring pattern in Chadwick's books. And yet her
male characters are so well done, that it is what kept me buying her
books off the shelves.
The Champion's female character was up there with
the blandest and yet the male characters were great to read about, so
the balance tipped and made this book worthwhile. I gave it a pretty
good star rating because I rated it only against other Chadwick novels I
have so far read. A good book and worth your time, I'd say, if you are
into historical fiction that is love story driven.
4/5
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