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Crown Of Acorns (2010)

by Catherine Fisher(Favorite Author)

3.25 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0340970073 (ISBN13: 9780340970072)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

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review 1: Three lives intertwine in the history of the city of Bath. In Druidical times, the exiled king Bladud finds the magically healing waters and builds its first city and stone monuments. In 1754 young apprentice architect Zac (who is an arrogant piece of work) watches his brilliant and unconventional master Jonathan Forrest as he begins building his masterwork, the King's Circle of houses in Bath. No one else really believes in his greatness, and the evil Lord Compton is out to make his own name by stealing Forrest's work--and wants Zac to help, willingly or not. In modern times, orphaned Sulis has spent most of her life in fear, shuttled in secret from foster home to foster home. When she was a child, she witnessed something, and is always certain that someone is watching he... morer. When she finally reaches Bath, she feels safe--until she sees the man again. What is really going on?I really wanted to love this book since I love many-layered stories, stone circles, England, Bath, mysteries, magic, mystical history, etc. I did enjoy it, and especially liked that when one story was getting too fraught, it would switch to another one so you got a break. I liked the character of Sulis, and her story. Zac was pretty awful, and not much fun to spend any time with--I just don't enjoy jerks, even if they improve later. What didn't work for me was that in the end, at least half of the mysteries were still mysteries. What was up with Forrest's mysterious gatherings? What did the metopes mean? What was the big deal with the hidden chamber? All unanswered questions, unless I just didn't read carefully enough. But fans of Midwinterblood should like this one.
review 2: I didn't really feel engaged by the characters or even get that invested in their stories. However, I did like the symbolism, the mirroring of characters, the three intertwining narratives -- structurally, a lot of this really pleased me (I love seeing patterns emerge in stories and how authors manipulate those patterns to suit their needs). It's just too bad that I couldn't get more into what was actually happening. less

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