The Silver Rose: A Novel
by Susan Carroll
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Author: Susan CarrollEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-03-07
ISBN: 0345482514
Number of pages: 515
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Reviews of The Silver Rose: A Novel
Book Review: GREAT book!
Summary: 5 Stars
I LOVED this book. I don't care what other reviewers say, I LOVED it. The history in it made it all the more authentic and realistic and rich. The romance was sweet, full of passion and heart-searching and kindness and jealousy and all those things that come with romance.
Being a big fan of fantasy-type stuff involving sorcery and the like, I loved this books underlying hints of magic and witch-craft. The witches in this book are bad, but the wise women have amazing powers used for good. Carroll's portrayal of Miri Cheney's powers with animals is fascinating.
I'm not going to summarize the plot - you can read it yourself in the book description. But I will say that the characters are very well-written, the type you can fall in love with and chuckle with, or the type you can really despise (like the villain, for example) or admire for their wit.
The plot is very interesting. It gripped me and had me turning pages to find out what happened next - to find out who the villain was, to find out who loved who and what they would do about it, to find out the answers to all the questions Susan Carroll is an expert at weaving. This book does not get dull.
I loved the way Carroll lets you see things through the eyes of various characters. You are not limited to one person's point of view, but get the thoughts and actions of everyone through various characters' eyes. An insight from one character connects to an insight from another. What one character knows, another does not, but the reader eventually pulls all the pieces together (and so do the characters, at the end).
I would advise readers of this book to read "The Dark Queen" and "The Courtesan" first, though, because I didn't, and as a result some mentions of things in the past were a tad confusing.
Overall, I give this book 5 stars because it totally deserves it. If you want to see if I am right, go read the book!
Summary of The Silver Rose: A Novel
From Brittany?s fog-shrouded forests to the elegant dark heart of Paris?s royal court, one woman must challenge a country?s destiny?and her own dangerous fate.France, 1585. She is the youngest and most powerful of the ?Sisters of Faire Isle,? women known far and wide for their extraordinary mystical abilities. Skilled in healing and able to forecast the future of those around her, Miri Cheney has returned to her ancestral home to take refuge from a land devastated by civil war?and to grieve for her family, driven to exile. But she cannot hide from the formidable new power threatening to seize control of France from the dread ?Dark Queen,? Catherine de Medici?a diabolical woman known only as the Silver Rose. Miri has no choice but to turn to the one man she distrusts as much as she desires: Simon Aristide, the charismatic witch-finder who is now himself the hunted, and who has reluctantly made an unholy pact with Catherine. Miri must defy throne and family to save all that she loves most?and command a future greater than she could ever imagine.
Vibrant with stunning historical detail, alive with characters as richly passionate as they are compelling, The Silver Rose is a sweeping, exquisitely wrought tale from a mesmerizing storyteller.
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