just wonderful

it's rare that I find a book I can't stop listening to
but this one was wonderful.
I was hooked from the beginning, the narration was outstanding.....can't wait for the next one....lined up and ready to go!

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Fantastic book

Very well written and very well read - a joy of a book! The Celtic history was also very informative.

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exceptional!

I loved every minute and was completely drawn in by this wonderful story. thank you

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Brilliant, funny and deeply poignant

Such a joy to be read to by such an exquisite Irish lilting voice with such a grand and brilliant story. I'm looking forward to the three other books this way now.

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Interesting Celtic twist on an old tale

Really well written story. Lots of characters that you quickly care about.
Love the detail on al the Celtic lore.
Excellent narration

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A wonderfully deep imagined version of events

Beautifully narrated and gripping from the first few moments. Loved this book so richly imagined and spoke deeply to the celt and the jew in me.

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Vivid & full of fun & life!

Thoroughly amazing. Purely joyous, mischievous & so funny. As a rebellious redhead, I really recognised myself growing up. I loved the feminine take, it shows how free we could be without the interference of formal religion ruled by men! A master storyteller indeed, beautifully read. I'm straight on to the next!

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Longwinded and boring less of the violence for me

Struggled to finish, long winded, too much anngst, . And boring, I have read much better on the same subject

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White washing historical figures is sadly not ok

I love the feminism, the Druid history and the general respect for women here, it's we'll written and tells a good tale. However white washing Mary Magdalene is cultural appropriation and I just can't get on board with it however beautiful the story is - it's a story that shouldn't have been written this way.

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Unconvincing perspective through a modern day lens

Reasonably well narrated (except for hopeless Welsh accents and pronunciation of Welsh words) story that had promise, but was ultimately disappointing.

The modern day American lens was all too obvious and there were many obvious misinterpretations of the Celts and ancient Druidry. The Druid college was depicted as having a culture more like Hogwarts or the Catholic Church than a nature-based pagan school. It's debatable of course when exactly the patriarchy came into ascendancy, but if modern Druidry is anything to go by, this depiction seems far from credible.

The Jeshua character was also a bit too biblical and Yaweh-fearing to be believable.

Maeve is the heroine of the piece and yet the lens seemed imbued with patriarchy and oppression of women, with women relegated largely to the roles of witches, seers and feisty trouble maker. It doesn't portray Maeve or the other female characters has being respected by most of the male characters. Of course, they may well have been oppressed by patriarchal values, even then, but since poetic licence is evident in spades, its a shame the author didn't take the opportunity to have women be more equal and empowered throughout the story.

Having said this, it was an easy listen and has helped me sleep these last few weeks

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