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She Who Walks the Labyrinth

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I loved it.

From the Koretide festival when she becomes a young woman to the seizing of her own destiny as the defender of Mother (Meter) Right, Ansel is a character who spoke to my soul. Kassandra Sojourner's stirring and powerful story of the beginning of the fall of Crete is one to read more than once. More than a coming of age saga, the novel weaves a compelling web of intrigue, lies, and prophecies as it brings alive the fate of one of the last Goddess cultures. Joining Ansel are other richly drawn characters: her mother, Phoebe, Escort of Knossos and psychic spy; Geneera, the graceful athlete coming to grips with her love of women; and Theseus, lover, traitor and savior.

Those who love visionary fiction and stories of the Goddess will enjoy this book immensely. My only regret is that the sequel is not yet in print.

I wanted the story to be good. I wanted to like it. I kept telling myself that the next page would make it all fall into some kind of sense. The next page will make it worth reading. That never happened.

Though well developed, the characters are just not likable or engaging. The book jumps, seemingly randomly, from one scene to the next and the reader can easily lose what little focus this story provides.