Review: review of guardian of darkness
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 15, 2013
Even though I have just recently finished reading "The Dark Lord" twice also from Ms. Kathryn Le Veque and I didn't seem all that impressed with the hero of that piece.  Ms. Le Veque has insured my faith again in a stunningly gorgeous aloof but valiant knight of Sir Creed de Reyne.  I really couldn't blame Creed though he has to deal with the unwanted advances of a mere girl wanting him to pay attention to her would make anyone scared to get close or intimate to someone ever again but Creed is able to take everything in stride.  Creed remains so calm and collected despite what others do to him he tries to keep his anger in check.  That is until he meets and falls for the heroine Lady Carington Kerr who starts out as a short tempered and self centered heroine.  I at first was a little miffed at how many attempts she tried to escape and attacked not only physically but verbally other characters that antagonized her that I felt some trepidation into liking her character at all but as the book progressed the woman astounded me there is a lot more to her than her fiery Scottish demeanor.  She really is quite an intriguing character that I couldn't help but like her too.The book at first seemed to follow the same path as two of her other books like "Spectre of the Sword and "Great Protector" but Ms. Le Veque sure knows how to make this story different with exclusive twists and turns added to this tale than of those stories.  Carington is sent to Prudhoe castle as a delegate of peace to help mend the rift between the warring English and Scottish people.  Carington is accompanied by Creed, his brother Rhyton and a group of English knights.  Through the process of the trip and upon arrival to Prudhoe, Creed and Carington fall passionately in love.  Through civil unrest and battles from both opposing sides Creed and Carington have an undying love for each other.  Their love is tested at every moment from opposing sides, a king who wants Creed to pay for the injustice done to his wife the Queen, others who would betray the couple and even other women who want Creed too.  So it seems Creed is literally a "wanted" man by both sexes!  Through all of this Creed and Carington's love sees them through and they are finally able to live happily ever after.It did seem the book ended rather abruptly though.  Ms. Le Veque never explained what happened after King John rethought his position when he witnessed Creed's body sent back to London.  I would think that Creed would have to go into hiding after certain people especially the King believed him dead but how could he have done that with him being a baronet?  So then the King forgives him after believing for so long that really his wife the Queen slept around or maybe since the annulment of their wedding or her death perhaps that Creed is actually innocent?  Creed is then accepted back into the good graces of King John and doesn't have to pay at all for these supposed slanderous crimes against him.  Creed can then resume living peaceably and alive without threat of the King's wrath at being lead to believe that he had died?  This just didn't make sense to me.  I also was a little hurt that Rhyton's Creed's brother died so quickly.  I really did like his character and it would have been easier I think for Creed to live out his anonymity with Rhyton being the baronet. Maybe I just really didn't want the book to end.  I really enjoyed the story despite the 4 star rating I gave it since I couldn't figure all of the above things I mentioned for myself.  I would however recommend the book and will definitely read it again.  I am eagerly awaiting to read another tale of Ms. Le Veque's!