Review: The White Road

The White Road by Lynn Flewelling
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

As much as I cannot be dragged from the books in this series and anticipate each and every one, I'm sorry to give the White Road only four stars. It seems that between the Shadows Return and the White Road the author changed her mind about a lot of things. This one supposedly picks up where the previous one ended, literally at the same moment. But at the end of the Shadows Return a carriage was sent to bring Alec and his friends from the shore and at the beginning of the White Road he rides to the house and faints in the courtyard. And this is just a little example of the million discrepancies that start from the very first page. There is confusion about horses, dates, history, slave brands, and even the Moon. Though thankfully Lynn Flewelling is not one of the authors, who have absolutely no idea why, when, and how phases of the Moon work, there are still some mistakes there.

This installment is also differs from the others by its uneven pace. The beginning is a bit slow building and not very colorful, while the end is kind of rushed: The heroes jump from one decisive battle to another without so much as a pause.

Judging by the reviews though, the next book is a great improved so yet again I'm left to wait impatiently its arrival.

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