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The Inquisitor's Wife: A Novel Of Renaissance Spain (2012)

by Jeanne Kalogridis(Favorite Author)

3.59 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0312675461 (ISBN13: 9780312675462)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

St. Martin's Griffin

review 1: "The Inquisitor's Wife" by Jeanne Kalogridis. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The beginning of the Inquisition and all the disorganization, personal ambitions, and the queen's need for money to finance her wars were treated as part of the story, much with the heroine listening in hiding, although that was not the purpose in her being there. The characters were 3 dimensional, the history and legend of the land of Sephard was the prologue. Interestingly enough those who had converted emphasized the love involved for all people whereas what they called "Old Christians" who felt strongly about different faiths and races were non-stop in their hatred and wanted unstoppable violence to punish. It's amazing what mobs can bring out! To tell much of the story would be a real spoiler... more for reading, and this I will not do. But for one who is interested in this period and the people in it and the customs under which they were raised, It's a really good read!
review 2: The Inquisitor's Wife is not up to the level of writing expected from Jeanne Kalogridis. The first hundred pages moved at a snail's pace and then it picked up for a bit and then I was bored once again. The characters had no depth and while the subject matter was intriguing, the story didn't have any momentum. I skimmed a lot of the pages and did manage to finish reading the book. A disappointment from an author I usually like. less

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