Although Ireland and its history has always interested me (and I love graphic novels), this book fails to delivery anything spectacular for me. The story-format (following two lovers through time) is just a little strained, because it only works in the case of Strongbow and Aoife where the love-story had an actual impact on history. Parts of the book are not illustrated, just text describing historic events, and it sometimes feels as if the illustrated parts actually stop the flow of the text, which is hardly the purpose of a graphic novel. I like the drawings very much and the topic is interesting to me, but all in all, it's not a hit.

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I'm not much of a fan of graphic histories or novels, I find the style of drawing distracting. However, I felt this book covered all the essentials thoroughly and was both enlightening and entertaining. ( )