Review: Wasted potential
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 15, 2014
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the author for her generosity.Aislinn is a child of almost eight who wants nothing more than to become a lady knight. We follow her on her journey. I enjoyed the strength and perserverance which is shown through out the story as the girl pursues her goal.Despite that, I was left feeling that something was missing during the novel. I never fully got a sense that Aislinn’s hardships and troubles on her path to becoming a knight was anything more than minor irritants. The scene, of the young pages going on a bandit raid, stretched the bounds of credulity. The love story had all the usual twists of two people who eventually manage to marry.A side plot which was started, was left hanging. I can only hope it is further explained in later books. Half-way through the book, the would be lady knight starts to have visions of her brother, whereby it seems the author is trying to bring a stronger religious presence into the novel. She also attempts to add an element of magic, another bit that also doesn’t go very far. The threat of war along with the subsequent battle, and the near loss of Aislinn’s husband, was a let down.There are also proof-reading mistakes that don’t seem to have been corrected.  Mainly, the misuse of certain words that while spelled correctly, change the meaning of the sentence.  All in all, I kept expecting more and ended up disappointed.