The Bitterbynde Trilogy - Review

[Drachir]

Thought I would do my part and submit a review. I just finished reading Cecilia Dart-Thornton's The Bitterbynde Trilogy. I found the series flawed but interesting. The author takes a traditional and well known fairy tale and turns it into an epic. The story is full of twists and turns and holds the reader's attention. However, I found the numerous references to gaelic folk tales eventually gets a bit wearying and a good deal of the dialogue comes across as rather stilted and artificial. If you want to read something a little bit unusual and are not put off by pages of descriptive writing (the author has a fascination with describing court dress and mannerisms as well as a botanist's love of woodlands) I recommend the series. It is not for everyone, but I found it worth a read.

Any comments? Has anyone else read this trilogy?