Short and Sweet Book Reviews # 366 - The Women's War by Jenna Glass, Wild Country by Anne Bishop

The Women's War by Jenna Glass
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I am glad that this is the first of a series as book one ended on a real downer. Set in a world where there is women's magic, male magic and some that is both women are only property. The upper class feel that their only use is to provide male heirs. Then three women use their magic to change the game. Women are suddenly in control of when and with who they have children. There is some really complex world building throughout out the plot along with backstory to support the story line. There is also a large cast of characters both male and female that keep the story moving. The entire plot kept me reading as I wondered what would happen next. Along the way there were stops in several of the characters heads. As I said the ending was a real downer and it left so much up in the air. This build the world and set the state leaving a lot for the next book.

I received a free copy of the book in return for an honest review.


Wild Country by Anne Bishop
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I love the world of the Others and have been really invested in both the world and the characters. I found that I was just not as invested in the characters in Wild Country. I enjoyed the story, liked when it ran parallel with a previous story set in Lakeside Courtyard, but I just did not identify with the characters until the very last pages. Bennett showed up in previous books as did some of the characters features in Wild Country. What happened in Bennett could have been prevented and I kept thinking that the choices the characters made did not really make that much sense. Still it was great to visit the World of the Others again and I look forward to the next book in the series.

I received a free copy of the book in return for an honest review.

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