This is one of the paperbacks I picked up on the HPB jaunt. I 100% loved the cover, and the summary drew me in. Side note: the price sticker was covering the smoldering man in the corner, so when I peeled it off, I had an interesting surprise!
There are a few different threads that will come together throughout the course of the story. Murders are occurring in Exeter, a rogue knight is ravaging the land in the name of who he perceives as the rightful king, and there's tons of little subplots with priests, tenants and love affairs. With the amount of stories going on, I won't say much about the plot itself.
I really liked the writing in this, and the story itself. I didn't realize it was part of a series until I was looking up the cover for this review. Also, there's a few different titles for the series, but I took the one from the cover of my book. This book is historical fiction, so there's some basis in fact, but it's also fiction.
I liked the mystery for sure. I had parts of it figured out, but not everything. There's some carnage in there and rape as well, so if that bothers you, just know it's there. It's not super detailed and graphic, but it's there. I appreciated the character development that happened. Usually when I pick up a book this long, there are parts I feel could've been left out or were unnecessary. I didn't feel that way in this case. With all the characters, I was invested in them, so it was nice to get updates on them at the end. Also, other than the tiny print, I don't really have anything negative to say.
Overall, I really liked this one and wouldn't mind reading more of this series. I think it says a lot that I had no idea it was part of a series when I started it, let alone #31! I didn't feel like I was missing anything, and the time period is new for me. I enjoyed it, though, and wouldn't mind reading more of it in the future! Good Book!
No comments:
Post a Comment