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This is a new favorite. It is truly an epic novel with several generations envolved. A good read since you feel you now know them all.

This book was a bit darker than some I've read by this author. Less romance and more political intrigue. Lots of lopping off of heads,poisonings,and throwing women into the water(in a rock filled sack).

This book provides a magical and sometimes bizarre reading experience, IMHO.

THE KADIN is (appropriately) divided into five segments. From my personal viewpoint, each segment had a different "reading feel" of its own.

Embark into this particular reading journey with your eyes wide open. Forget all your pre-conceived expectations of what a "love story" novel should deliver. This book does not follow convention, it breaks some of Romancelandia's capital rules.

There has been enough written in other reviews about plot development, historical content, etc.. Suffices to say that to me, the first three parts of the book had more of the intense, "can't put it down", awesome storytelling flavor than the last two. Although the last two parts were not necessarily uninteresting, they do move slower and include some unnecessary repetition. There is a bit too much "angst" for my taste. Lots of heartbreak and even what I perceived as character development inconsistencies.

Overall, this is a book worth reading.

I couldn't hardly put this one down!

continual action and surprises a great read.

Very good book. Bertrice Small has a way with history that compells you to keep reading. I find it very difficult to put her books down. I loved the story about Cyra. I have read many of her other books which mention her and it was great to finally read about the historical matriarch.