Bending the Boyne: A novel of ancient Ireland

by J.S. Dunn

[leahrosereads]

I received a copy of this novel from a Read/Review program.

J.S. Dunn did an outstanding job researching all of the historical details for this novel. Although at times I felt there was too much information and not enough storytelling, over all I think it ended up balancing out.

Dunn had a wide variety of characters in this novel, and I thought all of the stories were told really well. I empathized the most with the Starwatchers, but I don't think the Invaders were necessarily evil. Just different cultures, and I really enjoyed reading about their heritage.

This was one of the first historical fiction novels I've read, and I wouldn't recommend this story to someone who doesn't read historical fiction often. I would think that people who enjoy the genre though, would absolutely love this story and get more out of it than I did.

However, I really enjoyed reading about the characters and plots in this story, and I thought it was well written.