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The Pyramid Waltz (2012)

by Barbara Ann Wright(Favorite Author)

3.84 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1602827419 (ISBN13: 9781602827417)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Bold Strokes Books

series

Katya & Starbride

review 1: The book was good enough that I went through huge chunks of it even though I was inadvertently spoiled about the big reveal. One could probably figure it out without being spoiled, though.I love Starbride's determination to not look like she just being opportunistic with Katya but that she's with her because she really loves her. She won't let her people become dependent on others. How they resolved the trade dispute storyline was cool and I didn't see that coming. Brom... Just I hate Brom for her actions and her not thinking all of her choices through.It skipped over the sensual bits; that's a bummer, but still a nice read. Loved the ending had me thinking and grinning for hours afterwards.
review 2: This is an entertaining lesbian romance in a fantasy settin... moreg, and does justice to both genres. The structure of the novel is very typical of romance, and the main characters are very archetypal. Chapters alternate between the two romantic leads, with Starbride as the innocent heroine thrust into the dangerous and dynamic world of Princess Katya, the dashing hero. Katya is no innocent, and is as skilled in a fight as she is at seducing young ladies. Starbride, of course, is special in many ways, and captures Katya’s heart as swiftly as her own is captured. In other words, it’s a standard boilerplate romance, and comfortably predictable.In The Pyramid Waltz, however, the setting is not simply a pretext for the romance. The fantasy world has been constructed with care, with many well developed and intriguing characters and themes. Clearly the story is written to be the first of many parts, and I’m sure I will be reading on. If I have a complaint, it’s that chapters could have been devoted to other characters to give even greater depth to the story, and take it more into fantasy genre without sacrificing the main romance arc. Also, forcing the alternation between the two principal characters imposes constraints on the plot, which does become apparent at times.All in all, an enjoyable read, and I particularly like the creation of a world where a princess has an open reputation as a seducer of ladies. I laughed when her brother says, ‘Still not wearing dresses, eh?’ and Katya replies, ‘I was just about to ask you the same thing.’ less

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