Jill reviewed City of Sorcery by Marion Zimmer Bradley (Darkover)
Review of 'City of Sorcery' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Three stars is probably generous, but I loved that the story focused entirely on women without being obvious about it.
I disliked this for the same reason that I dislike the Lord of the Rings books. They spent the whole book traveling and never really made it to their destination. (I'd probably feel differently if there had been a fourth book showing what happened when they actually made it to the City of Sorcery.) There was more misery porn than plot and two significant characters died in a way that didn't progress the plot or have any meaningful consequences for the other characters. (To be fair, we were told there would be emotional consequences, but they were never shown.)
If you're into mountaineering or travel-adventure stories and aren't overly concerned with a cohesive plot, you might enjoy this more than I did.