Review: Fascinating, complex characters
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 9, 2013
I believe I enjoyed this book even more than the previous one.  There's more at stake - the existence of the child William guarantees that - and we get deeper into Ysabel's contradictory mind, witnessing the war between her keen intelligence and her emotional rashness.  Her courage continues to impress.  True, her readiness to plunge herself (and inadvertently others) into danger is sometimes enough to make me tear my hair in exasperation, but she's all the more real for that.  Guy of Gisborne continues to intrigue and fascinate, and one is never a hundred percent sure about him...I love the sensitivity with which the author shows us the child's world - his perceptions of what's going on around him and his relationships with the adults in his life.  It's not easy to make such a small child into a real character with a distinctive personality, but she's done it.Lyrical language, rich descriptions, and powerful scene-setting once again enhance the story, which moves along at a pace that feels just right, not too swift and not too slow.  The author pulls off quite a surprise at the end.  I look forward to more!