Review: review of valiant chaos
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2014
I am grateful to Ms. Kathryn Le Veque for rewriting the ending of this book formerly titled for love and honor because despite liking all her books and most all of her books I give extremely high ratings I could not even write a review for love and honor.  I feel as if maybe I didn’t understand the true meaning of it but with this book valiant chaos I feel a little bit better.I still feel as if the beautiful petty superficial shallow selfish heroine Avalyn came from an upper-class family used people first William and then Brogan.  I didn’t really like her or the way she acted I did have to give her credit though despite her up-bringing falling for someone from the wrong “lower” social class than herself and willing to risk all for him.  The strong huge handsome simple-minded guileless hero Brogan seemed a more in-depth character suffering through tragedy, loss but still remaining caring and compassionate.  Yes, the way he was described is not only less than ideal but just wrong.  I know he’s just a common foot-soldier but he has a good heart and mind.  I have to agree that the only reason they kept him un-educated and a knight was to prevent him from actually being able to be intelligent being able to think for himself and a killing machine is a deadly combination.  That’s not to say that Brogan wasn’t smart he knew what’s in his heart and what he felt for people.  Brogan knew who he was deep down inside and didn’t try to change that.  He didn’t judge people on who they are or even what social class they were which I think is a very admirable trait compared to just being smart.  Brogan meets Avalyn during a tough time in his life after losing his wife in son and their whole courtship and love is tumultuous to say the very least.  Even with all the forces of country, kings and even family stacked against them forcing them apart true love succeeds in the end.I had a hard time choosing which ending I liked better after reading both and still won’t choose one.  I liked the fact that Brogan and Avalyn have a happy ending but I felt bad for William and I wanted him to have a happy ending too.  In the original ending yes everyone had happy endings of sorts including William but I still didn’t like Avalyn whether it is in love and honor or valiant chaos.  But Ms. Le Veque never ceases to amaze me just because I didn’t like or care for the heroine all that much the hero and the story is a good profound and interesting novel.  I however enjoyed the story and the turbulence of it all rating the book four stars.  I would definitely read another of Ms. Le Veque’s works.