Review: A Squire Seeks His Knighthood- Good Reading Experience
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 30, 2012
I love stories set in medieval times because of all the unrest and intrigue that takes place as nations are born of alliances and war.  There is all the vows of honor and duty along with the unique society structure.  So of course I just had to read this one.  It was a quick read since it was novella length, but it was very enjoyable from start to finish.Will, a squire who is ambitious to earn his knightly spurs, has just learned that his lord is finally returned from the Crusades and Sir Robert has brought along the news that they will be hosting his brother and a retinue of French knights who are into hunting.  This is Will's big chance to impress one of the lords and get a good sponsor for when he's a knight.In the midst of Robert's return and the preparations for the hunt, Will gains a secretive lover who comes to him in the night and leaves him before he learns who it is.  Soon, he learns who his lover is, but then learns of the plot to kill Sir Robert on the hunt.  Will decides to track down the would-be murders and protect Sir Robert himself.The plot was exciting and moved along quickly.  At first, I was a bit nervous about how quickly Will's romance was going, but then was relieved with how the authors handled it in the end.  I thought it was very authentic to add Will's turmoil over his actions in regard to the church's teachings because in that time period the church was even stronger than kings in everyone's lives.  The story was told completely from Will's point of view leaving Sir Robert something of an enigma much of the story which was a good thing to keep my interest.My only complaint is that I would like to see more of Will's story continue- pretty please?