tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311063131188554905.post9027450106745990775..comments2024-01-27T09:26:30.846-08:00Comments on Casting Light upon the Shadow: Review - The Needle in the Blood by Sarah BowerAnnie Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11028691371545306450noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311063131188554905.post-29422709488602083782018-10-07T08:33:47.261-07:002018-10-07T08:33:47.261-07:00I was about I was about to comment when I saw that...I was about I was about to comment when I saw that I already had a year ago. Lol. Getting excited as the battle is coming up for next week and I am sharpening my spear! Paula Loftinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138899684247746388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311063131188554905.post-71188951808944052622017-10-07T08:04:16.185-07:002017-10-07T08:04:16.185-07:00Totally agree, and i think this was down to her us...Totally agree, and i think this was down to her use of the present tense, which, if used well, can be amazingPaula Loftinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138899684247746388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311063131188554905.post-33838051217135520372017-10-07T07:54:13.378-07:002017-10-07T07:54:13.378-07:00Thanks Paula,
Yes, it's difficult rooting for ...Thanks Paula,<br />Yes, it's difficult rooting for the losing side, isn't it? I think Sarah Bower has a gift for a story, and a brave decision to tell the tale the way she did. As you say, removed from the setting it was an enjoyable story. I thought her descriptive imagery was at times very powerful.Annie Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11028691371545306450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311063131188554905.post-60604241525970876472017-10-07T07:42:04.823-07:002017-10-07T07:42:04.823-07:00I quite enjoyed the story despite the anachronisms...I quite enjoyed the story despite the anachronisms and the feeling that you weren't in the right historical setting, however the names annoyed me most and i think contributed to that feeling of being in the wrong era. Thanks for the review Annie and for being a fellow anti-norman lolPaula Loftinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138899684247746388noreply@blogger.com