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Prisioneira Da Inquisição (2014)

by Theresa Breslin(Favorite Author)

3.73 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Galera Record

review 1: I love the author (The Nostradamus Prophecy was absolutely divine) so I picked up the book, however I was cautious about the title and story line. The Spanish Inquisition is a period I am not entirely familiar with so was afraid I might be lost among the history.However, I found it was a pleasant read, quite short and managed to break my bad-book-streak. The Times had liked it and plenty of other reviewers as well so I was optimistic. It's wasn't bad but then again...it lacked a bit of a spark for me to truly love it. Maybe I wasn't fully connected with the story or characters?Zarita and Saulo, as much as they were believable and realistic, I couldn't connect to either and wasn't pleased with their ultimately passionate romance. I'm rather logical so that intense attractio... moren wasn't interesting to me. Beatriz was a good character though, wise yet wild. I thought Lorena was too much of a generic one, it seems like everything she does fits with the whole 'evil step-mother' thing, which I didn't appreciate.However, I must appraise the author for her writing and plotlines. Never was there an instance where I was thinking "Where did that come from?" Everything was linked and realistic, no doubt.So even though there were good things, there is something I couldn't put my finger on that made me give it only three out of five.
review 2: I really liked this book. It was well written and an interesting read. The characters are likable and easy to relate to. Zarita's guilt, Saoul's anger. And then there's the Inquisition. I liked the idea of a group of religeous fanatics as villains. A lot of people think that Saoul's chapters are boring but I found them just as much interesting as Zarita's. The way he describes the sea made me want to hop onto the nearest ferrie. However the romance and the ending weren't quite satisfactory. It takes exactly one day for Saoul and Zarita to fall in love with each other. One day and he's ready to break into prison for her. One Day!!! And I would've liked a bit more action as Saoul and Zarita escaped from the prison.Plus I expected a bit more emotion from Zarita. I mean, hello, her aunt just sacrificed her life for her!!!! And then Saoul just sails away to America promising Zarita he'll return. The End. As much as I know he perished the right next day in some violent sea storm. less

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