Book Flashback - Winterbirth by Brian Ruckley

Today is my first book review flashback. I read Winterbirth in April of 2009 (and this the review I wrote then).

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Winterbirth Feels sort of liking you're reading a history book. Not as dry but it plods along going through events in the world the author has created. I feel the main female characters have potential to be complex, but the author fails at developing them. It all focuses around the men when clearly, Wain, one of the female characters plays a pretty big role in the Black Road army. You get view few glimpses into her actions even though the men in her and her brother’s army are more scared of her then they are of him. It was one battle or progression towards a battle after another with politics thrown in. I like the adventure but didn't care for the politics. I couldn't figure out if I should like the "bag guys" or not. Also if you don't like unpronounceable names, this book with frustrate you - it has tons of them and they are repeated over and over again. The multiple story lines kept me flipping back so that I could link them together when they were revisited later in the book. That one just one more thing that made this book frustrating for me. 2 Stars.

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So, looking back at this book, I still remember parts of it and I do remember being bored. I even remember skimming parts at time because it was battle after battle without developing interesting characters.

Have you read this book and feel differently or the same? I'd love to hear what you think. If you have a review of it up somewhere, please let me know so we can all get a different perspective.