This is a sharp and intriguing read that is expertly written and comes across as quite lyrical.

Following the story of three bothers’ and set in the backdrop of 14th century England. we read of their lives and struggles and how they live in a state run by the church ,

It is beautifuuly written and was a bedtime read for that I read over the course of a week.

I am happy to recommend

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Ultramarine by Paul Dayton is a brilliant new release coming this month! On October 28th get your mind ready for brilliantly crafted novel following the story of three bothers’ personal struggles, strengths, wins, and losses. Watch them shift and mature with the backdrop of 14th century England. In a state run by the church you get to see how the daily lives of all types of English people are impacted and influenced by Christianity, collections of carefully crated religious commentary. I gave this book a 4/5 stars and can ensure that if you love the following you will love this book. Character driven stories, Morally ambiguous characters, moral dilemmas(often in connection with family), and religious and philosophical references.

I loved following our three primary characters, Oswin was especially my favorite to read about. The way he felt constantly within his own mind, his obsessions, and how he dealt with the way other characters viewed him. I won’t spoil anything but the end of the book felt just perfect as well.

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A brilliantly crafted novel with fantastic inner workings between the characters, their setting, and the religious commentary. Would definitely recommend to any lit fiction reader!

Note: A central part of the stroygraph system is the categorical reviews such as "Plot or Character driven?" So I focused more so on those as it is what most people check to figure out how interested they are in the book. I also added the book to the website.

This novel, loosely following the lives of a father, his three sons, and the family into which one of them marries, is full of often evocative writing in which focus on the characters and their lives waxes and wanes. While the writing about 14th century England is descriptive and generous, characters have relatively little interiority, and their motivations are too frequently unclear and ambiguous. One son marries, becomes a miller, and has a child with his wife; another, a brawler, becomes a painter, and a third, interested in the natural world, becomes a singer. Awash in description of pigments, notes on the page, and other concerns, we never fully get the epiphanies or even logical decisions that lead to these outcomes. The background is detailed, but the figures in the foreground are much less so, which is a disappointment.