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| Original Title: | The Oathbound (Valdemar: Vows and Honor, #1) |
| ISBN: | 0886774144 (ISBN13: 9780886774141) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Valdemar: Vows and Honor #1, Valdemar (Publication order) #4, Valdemar (Chronological) #21 , more |
| Characters: | Tarma, Kethry |
Mercedes Lackey
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 302 pages Rating: 4.09 | 13293 Users | 260 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Oathbound (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #1) |
| Author | : | Mercedes Lackey |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 302 pages |
| Published | : | July 5th 1988 by DAW |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction Fantasy. High Fantasy. Magic. Epic Fantasy. Adventure |
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Skimmed the last 25% It started out promising but then it crashed, hard and fast, and somehow just kept getting worse. This book is like that awkward kid who tries too hard to fit in with the cool kids: cringe-worthy and embarrassing. I can see what it was trying to do, but to say it's been done better before is putting it mildly. I don't even know where to start with this one, so list! (view spoiler)[ 1) So. Much. Rape. Most of it's off-page, but it's like Lackey thinks this is the only threat women face. Well, that and murder after said rape. 2) And it's bad enough that it's used so often and so cavalierly, but then our heroines don't even have to deal with the trauma because of mystical, magical healing, which just further cheapens it and belittles every rape victim ever. If you're going to use it, be ready to deal with the consequences of it. (The same issue happened with Talia in the last Arrows book too. I'm sensing a trend here, and it's not a good one.) 3) Too repetitive and too scattered. I thought this was setting up Kethry to confront her brother and the dirtbag he sold her to, but that was over and done - largely off-page - by 23%. The brother could show up again, I suppose, but that would be rather anti-climatic at this point. Also, every time they met someone new who needed their help, we had to see them described all over again, from their looks to their weird bond to their abilities and on and on. 4) The idiocy of a sword that only women can use, but not against other women, and that can turn a completely untrained person into a master swordswoman. I know this is fantasy, but you can't just write "cuz magic, yo!" to explain everything. This stretched my ability to suspend disbelief. I mean, what happens if a man picks it up? Does it become so heavy it's impossible to move? Does it just freeze itself in midair somehow? Does it freeze the man? Tarma tries to use it once against a woman and it's described as awkward, which doesn't really explain anything. 5) Lackey can't write action, and there's a lot of action in this one, when it's on page anyway. 6) So you have a rapist. You go to bring him to justice. You use your powers to make him look like a woman and send him off to his band of rapists so he can get some of his own medicine. Um... what? Do I really have to spell this one out? And not surprisingly, it comes back to bite them in the ass, as it should have. (hide spoiler)] These women are awful. The writing here is somehow both banal and gross. Next time I want to see two women with a sacred bond righting wrongs and signing songs, I'll watch Xena. Not sure if I'll read the next one with these two. I planned to read one book from this series every month this year, and I'd planned to go in publication order, which puts Oathbreakers next. But it might be time to start skipping if this is what Lackey's idea of woman empowerment is. There are 36 books in this series, so that leaves plenty to still read one a month. Edit: This review includes a lot more of the issues I had with this book but was too tired last night to include. Warning for spoilers. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... I also found out that this was a collection of short stories that they tried to package as a single story, which explains a lot of the pacing issues and repetition.Rating Of Books The Oathbound (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #1)
Ratings: 4.09 From 13293 Users | 260 ReviewsJudgment Of Books The Oathbound (Valdemar: Vows and Honor #1)
Since I've pretty much run out of Marion Zimmer Bradley titles, I thought I'd try Lackey, who collaborated with Bradley on a book.I have to say that, overall, I liked this book; I really am intrigued by its two main characters, Tarma and Kethry. Lackey's "world" is, as is most fantasy, a medieval type culture. Tarma is one of the Plains people; Kethry is kind of a Paladin, a warrior with magic powers who is honor bound to do good.My reservations are that the book is episodic; you can tell thatVery good. I love Tarma and Kethry!
Sooo...I was planning on doing a full review of this series once I'd read the two novels and the book of short stories/novellas. But after reading this first book and then letting it sit...I just don't care to continue. I liked the duo of strong female leads and the world-building was alright...there's potential in the magic system too. But honestly, nothing hooked me enough to make me want to continue on. And there's an awful lot of rape happening to our leads or mentioned in the past and it
I'm heavy into RITA award reading now and can't share those books, so I'm doing a bit more of my #readinghistory! I loved this whole series, but Tarma made a huge impression on me, back in the day. She started my interest in a true warrior woman.
Skimmed the last 25%It started out promising but then it crashed, hard and fast, and somehow just kept getting worse. This book is like that awkward kid who tries too hard to fit in with the cool kids: cringe-worthy and embarrassing. I can see what it was trying to do, but to say it's been done better before is putting it mildly. I don't even know where to start with this one, so list!(view spoiler)[1) So. Much. Rape. Most of it's off-page, but it's like Lackey thinks this is the only threat
I wouldnt recommend this book.Update: The author recently made some horrifically ignorant and anti-trans comments on her blog. Trigger Warning: There are mentions of one of the characters rape that takes place in her past. Nothing too graphic, but there are no warnings for it in any of the blurbs I've seen. It's best for people to be prepared. Note: This books is a bunch of loosely connected short stories collected into one book. It does not contain the story of Tarma and Kethry's first meeting,
I expected to absolutely adore this book. It has lots of things that usually inspire my absolute devotion and love, magical creatures, powerful kick-ass female warriors, rape-revenge plot lines, but I was honestly a bit disappointed in this book. It started out as a series of short stories and you can definitely see where the seams are in the novel it is ultimately presented as. Both Tarma and Kethry have their appearances and backstories referenced in multiple chapters in ways that feel much
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