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Review: The Good Knight (Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, #1) by Sarah Woodbury @SarahWoodbury

26 Monday May 2014

Posted by Elisabeth in review

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Intrigue, suspicion, and rivalry among the royal princes casts a shadow on the court of Owain, king of north Wales… The year is 1143 and King Owain seeks to unite his daughter in marriage with an allied king. But when the groom is murdered on the way to his wedding, the bride’s brother tasks his two best detectives—Gareth, a knight, and Gwen, the daughter of the court bard—with bringing the killer to justice. And once blame for the murder falls on Gareth himself, Gwen must continue her search for the truth alone, finding unlikely allies in foreign lands, and ultimately uncovering a conspiracy that will shake the political foundations of Wales.

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4 out of 5 stars
This was a deviation from my usual reading material in that it is neither Young Adult nor Fantasy. Nonetheless, it was free for Kindle and had “knight” in the title. I decided to give it a shot and what I got was certainly worth the read!

The plot:
This is a mystery set in medieval Wales with enough twists to keep me guessing. There’s a dash of romance, a good dose of action, and enough historical fact to make it authentic, but not overwhelming. Despite this being a little different from my normal literary fare, it was a good read and a reminder of why I used to love mystery.

The characters:
Gwen is a bard’s daughter who is also a spy for the king’s youngest son, Hwyll. She was a strong heroine who has her head on straight and her feet firmly on the ground and is clever to boot. I did like her and the side romance between her and Gareth was sweet, but not prominent enough to distract from the main story—the murder mystery.

There is this one part where Gareth is called a “good knight,” thus giving the story its name. He is one of those loyal, steadfast characters with a past he’d rather be without. He is also in the confidences of Hwyll, who gave him a sort of second chance after a conflict drove him to be a mercenary seven years before. I thought Gareth was a likeable individual overall and I did my fair share of worrying about him as the story progressed.

I’m not going to tell you about the other characters because this is a mystery after all and we wouldn’t want to spoil anything. I’ll just say that Ms. Woodbury did a good job of showing the mindset of the era and didn’t sugar coat anyone. I thought this was an excellent story and I recommend it to fans of historical fiction or even just mystery.

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Friday Freebie #24 The Good Knight (Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries #1) by Sarah Woodbury

16 Friday May 2014

Posted by Elisabeth in friday freebie

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gwen and gareth medieval mysteries, historical fiction, mystery, sarah woodbury

An excellent medieval mystery with romance and lots of action.

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Intrigue, suspicion, and rivalry among the royal princes casts a shadow on the court of Owain, king of north Wales… The year is 1143 and King Owain seeks to unite his daughter in marriage with an allied king. But when the groom is murdered on the way to his wedding, the bride’s brother tasks his two best detectives—Gareth, a knight, and Gwen, the daughter of the court bard—with bringing the killer to justice. And once blame for the murder falls on Gareth himself, Gwen must continue her search for the truth alone, finding unlikely allies in foreign lands, and ultimately uncovering a conspiracy that will shake the political foundations of Wales.

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2013 Reading Challenge: I did it!

29 Sunday Dec 2013

Posted by Elisabeth in anouncement, just for fun, only book people will understand, Special Occasion

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am reading, epic fantasy, fantasy, goodreads reading challenge, historical fiction, historical romance, indie author, mystery, new years resolution kept, paranormal, paranormal romance, self-published, ya, young adult

With the end of the year fast approaching and the time for New Year’s Resolutions bearing down on us, I would like to share (brag about) one of my resolutions for 2013 that I actually kept. Way back in January, I challenged myself to read 77 books in 2013 and what do you know, I did. There were books that made me laugh, one or two that even made me cry. Heroines and heroes I loved to bits, but also those I’d like to bludgeon to death. There were new additions to my Shelf of Awesome as well as a handful of disappointments. Overall, I had a pretty awesome year as far as literature goes. So feast your eyes on the cover candy!

(Click the covers to see my reviews of the books or their Goodreads pages for the ones I haven’t reviewed yet.)

Charmed Vengeance (The Aether Chronicles, #2) Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1) The Assassin's Curse (The Assassin's Curse, #1) The Underground Witch (Incenaga, #2) Fever Crumb (Fever Crumb, #1) Mine to Tarnish (Mine, #0.5) The Last Witch (Incenaga, #1) Beyond the Iron Gate (A Lost Kingdom of Fallada Novella) Broken Stone (Souls of the Stones, #3) Exalted (Stained, #4) Chosen (Stained, #3) Stolen (Stained, #2) Tiger's Curse (The Tiger Saga, #1) Lonely Souls (The Witch Avenue, #1) Frost Fire (Tortured Elements, #1) Die for Me (Revenants, #1) Second Stone (Souls of the Stones #2)Cornerstone (Souls of the Stones, #1)The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2) Skeleton & Dust (The Ferryman + The Flame #0.5) Sword of the Rightful King Volcrian's Hunt (The Cat's Eye Chronicles, #3) The Good Knight (Gareth & Gwen Medieval Mysteries, #1) The Scorpio Races The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2) Bonded (ShadowLight Saga, #1) A Shade of Vampire (A Shade of Vampire, #1) A Shade of Blood (A Shade of Vampire, #2) The Light Keepers (ShadowLight Saga, Prequel) Magic of Thieves (Legends of Dimmingwood, #1) Phoenix Rising (The Kindred, #5) City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) Viper's Creed (The Cat's Eye Chronicles, #2) Sora's Quest (The Cat's Eye Chronicles, #1) I Am Mordred Bewitching: The Kendra Chronicles Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) You Are Mine (Mine, #1) Hidden (Hidden Series, #1) ReEmergent (The Guardians of Vesturon, #4) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) Greta and the Goblin King (Mylena Chronicles, #1) Collapsed Cathedrals (No Angels #2) Moonlit Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) Salvation (The Captive, #4) Inferno (The Kindred, #4) Kindled (The Kindred, #3) Ashes (The Kindred, #2) Kindred (The Kindred, #1) Sunbolt (The Sunbolt Chronicles, #1) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)

The Exemeus (The Exemeus, #1) Innocent Darkness (The Aether Chronicles, #1) Remembrance (Transcend Time, #1) Flashback Drip Drop Teardrop Justice (The Ferryman and the Flame, #2) Surrender (The Ferryman and the Flame, #1) Seraphina (Seraphina, #1) Enlightened (The Light Tamer, #2) The Eslites (The Eslites, #1) Love & War (The Arcadia Falls Chronicles #1) The Witches' Sleep (The Witches' Sleep, #1) Into the Darkness (The Night Gives Up Its Secrets Trilogy, #2) Out Of The Night (The Night Gives Up Its Secrets Trilogy, #1) Stained (Stained, #1) 7 Folds of Winter Enchanted Castle - A Novelette Emily's House (Akasha Chronicles, #1) The Princess of Egypt Must Die Empyreal Fate Winds of Fate: Legacy of the Dreamer Dracian Legacy (Dracian, # 1) Refugee (The Captive, #3)

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