FIVE STARS
This book captivated me from the beginning and kept me enthralled to the end. Brus and Grace are so good together and the secondary characters added flair to the story and kept me turning the pages.
Brus is not yet a sworn member of a group of men who are loyal to the king and protectors. They were asked to escort Grace, her sister, and Laird Errol and their entourage across an area of land that is thick with marauders and miscreants. It’s dangerous and when they’re late to meet with their party, Errol makes the decision to go on without them, thinking they were stood up. He’s got a party of men with him, he’s a man, there are just two women with them, what could go wrong?
Grace enters this story with a bang and didn’t slow down. She was on a mission to see her father, whom wasn’t expecting to see her or her sister, and to deliver a message to him from the king. She’s forthright, candid, courageous, and surprisingly open minded. I usually dislike heroines like her, but I didn’t find her to be abrasive. They’re usually overbearing know-it-alls and think they’re smarter and better than a mere man. That wasn’t the case here. She was true to herself, her sister, and even to Brus and respected those around her.
This was an exciting book with plenty of action, some angst, and a part that actually made me call it out verbally and raise my fist in the air, “PLOT TWIST!” I won’t go on about that because I don’t want to put any spoilers in my review, but it was a great moment.
I do wish there had been more descriptions of the characters. I never did get a good look at Brus and Grace was sort of sketchy. Character descriptions do help me connect with the characters and make the story much more enjoyable, but this is still a five star read.
*I received a free copy of this book and voluntarily left a review.
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