The Kadin

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Abducted from a life of privilege, she was sold into slavery in a distant land For Lady Janet Leslie there would be no escaping the harem of the wealthy and powerful Sultan Selim But from the moment the handsome ruler spied his breathtaking Cyra, was captivated by the fiery desire that coursed through his veins She belonged to him, body and soul yet it was he who was enslaved.Praised for her keen sense of history and remarkable storytelling powers, the bestselling author of The Spitfire displays the passionate magic that has made her a national favorite sweeping the reader into the romantic past, from the magnificence of Renaissance Europe to the perfumed splendor of a Sultan s court. Best Read [ The Kadin ] by [ Bertrice Small ] – kino-fada.fr Instagram Twitter FacebookPinterestI read this book for the Unapologetic Romance Readers New Years 2017 Reading Challenge Forinfo about what this is, click here.You know what I like best about Bertrice Small Her work is like glorious, trashy fanfiction of historical characters, set in an AU of special specialness, where all good people are beautiful, unless they re female and not the heroine in which case they are evil, conniving you know whats, and all ugly fat Instagram Twitter FacebookPinterestI read this book for the Unapologetic Romance Readers New Years 2017 Reading Challenge Forinfo about what this is, click h...I ve read most of Small s early romances, but never The Kadin Can t explain that one I m glad I finally did, and I greatly enjoyed it, despite its flaws.First, the good stuff For a debut novel, Small seemed determined to never let the reader go without description of setting and decor It is costume porn, and while it got a bit tedious after awhile, I can t fault her for creating a vivid image of the harem world It s a setting that she obviously liked back in the 70s and 80s since nearly ev I ve read most of Small s early romances, but never The Kadin Can t explain that one I m glad I finally did, and I greatly enjoyed it, despite its flaws.First, the good stuff For a debu...A Classic Saga Love with a Turkish SultanFirst published in 1978, this was Small s debut novel and by her own words, she spent five years researching it I love that her stories reflect deep historical research It shows in the many details and the vivid descriptions The saga begins in the late 15th century and coversthan fifty years It s divided into 5 parts, named for the heroine s roles the Ambassador s Daughter, Cyra, The Kadin, Hafise and Janet And the beginning and end, which ta A Classic Saga Love with a Turkish SultanFirst published in 1978, this was Small s debut novel and by her own words, she spent five years researching it I love that her stories reflect deep historical research It shows in the many details and the vivid descriptions The saga begins in the late 15th century and coversthan fifty years It s divided into 5 parts, named for the heroine s roles the Ambassador s Daughter, Cyra, The Kadin, Hafise and Janet And the beginning and end, which take place in Scotland, provide perspective on her life And it s in Scotland where the bodice ripping occurs This is the story of Lady Janet Leslie, the only daughter of a Scottish earl, Lord Glenkirk, King James ambassador to the tiny Mediterranean country of San Lorenzo At 14, she is happily betrothed to the San Lorenzo s heir, but then she is betrayed by a servant, abducted and sold on the auction block in Crete The highest bidder was Hadji Bey, chief eunuch for the Sultan of Turkey Even Janet s fat...The Muslim in me is offended and disgusted by the horrible lies told about my religion _ Muslim men aren t allowed to sell and buy women and treat them like whores i won t bore you with all the details about the mistakes the writer made but please dear writers , READ A BOOK but even if i weren t a Muslim ,, where is the point of this novel how can a woman take it easy that her husband has 5 other lovers and in what hell is to okay for a 13 year old to be a mistress even if it s the The Muslim in me is offended and disgusted by the horrible lies told about my religion _ Muslim men aren t allowed to sell and...The Kadin is Bertrice Small s debut novel, published in 1978 It is the harem novel of all harem novels, taking the reader on a wild journey from the Scottish Court of James IV in the late 1400s through the Ottoman Empire, inside the Sultan s harem, before concluding back in Europe in the mid 1500s.What Small has created in this book is astounding, particularly because she wrote this decades before George R R Martin s beloved Game of Thrones novels that are, like Small, partly based on historica The Kadin is Bertrice ...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here IF YOU FIND ANY COPIES OF THE KADIN JUST BURN IT THE WORLD AND THE COUNTLESS GENERATIONS THAT COME AFTER US WILL BE SO BLOODY GRATEFUL God how was this was rape fuelled, atrociously written and bizarrely plotted book with laughable and unbelievable characters and nonsensical situations actually published Yeah, yeah I know this is an early 80s Bodice Ripper Onto the review The Kadin is the story of the super special snowflake Lady Janet Leslie and her uncanny ability to be fucking perf IF YOU FIND ANY COPIES OF THE KADIN JUST BURN IT THE WORLD AND...Leave it to ole Bertrice to shake things up, delivering a most chaste harem saga I mean, wow, she kind of makes it seem like the most sensible thing ever The endless descriptions of both dress, hierarchy, and the chessboard game of thrones was a bit dulling, and that s after you swallowed the plot of a special snowflake tween who quickly and rationally hops into harem politics and diplomacy without batting an eye Yeesh And I must stress the typos were horrendous in the e book version Very Leave it to ole Bertrice to shake things...A steamy, kidnap y premise devolves from bodice ripper into a snoozer I liked her descriptions of harem life, but was unable to give a hoot about the central love story or the female friendships I wantedHot Harem Sex and less Gal Pals I m shallow that way.Loved it It is because of THIS book that I am now in love with Turkish style, history, culture, and of course Kadin harem Read ALOT of single romance books of B.Small s Loved them allRating 3.5 Blossoms I had high hopes for this one, and there were some things that were brilliant about this story The history, the detail and the friendships that are developed But quite frankly, I was disappointed in the romance and the ending was not what I expected I would not term this as a romance,around historical fiction with some romantic elements I also didn t understand the heroine that well She seemed waymature than she should have been at being so young for what she Rating 3.5 Blossoms I had high hopes for this one, and there were some things that were brilliant about this story The history, the detail and the friendships that are developed But quite frankly, I was disappointed in the romance and the ending was not what I expected I would not term this as a romance,around historical fiction with some romantic elements I also didn t understand the heroine that well She seemed waymature than she should have been at being so young for what she is challenged by At the beginning, she is carefree and energetic like any teenager Then she gets kidnapped and sold and all of a sudden she acts years beyond her age This didn t really make sense for me BUt what I was impressed by was the detail that this author writes with This is her first novel, and I know from her site, that she spent over five years in researching it WOW That is impressive and I feel like she did a good job in the historical details of the story But if you are looking for a HEA or even a HFN, you won ...

The Kadin
  • English
  • 15 January 2017
  • Paperback
  • 441 pages
  • 0380016990
  • Bertrice Small
  • The Kadin