Review: review of fragments of grace
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 26, 2014
I have had this book for quite a while and never felt compelled to finish reading it because I would start reading it intent on finishing it.  Then other books would always come up that I wanted to read or newer books from Ms. Kathryn Le Veque would sound more interesting than this one and I never got around to finishing it due to some of the sadder and darker plot twists in the story until just recently when I just had to reread it.  Plus, after reading some of the earlier reviews made it pretty hard to complete it too swaying my decision to even finish it which I’m not saying that it isn’t a good story which in fact it is.  It is just not a happy-go-lucky medieval romance.  There is a lot of death shaping the main characters, revenge, battles, politics which I enjoy, some animosity between other side characters and a ghost all thrown into a medieval romance which was a little bit different from what I had previously read from Ms. Le Veque other medieval stories.  I have noticed she has more paranormal aspects in her more modern stories but not so much in her medieval novels.  I felt bad for pre-judging this book due to somebody else’s opinion or some little aspect which I disliked which I had sorely done with this book and am glad to have finally finished reading it.The strong tragic desolate handsome knight and hero Keir is at first emotionally damaged and depressed after seeing his beloved wife and daughter murdered.  This leaves Keir very emotional and despondent making him it seems one of Ms. Le Veque more expressive knights since several of the minor characters witness his breakdown and attempt at suicide but as the book progressed I really liked the strong development of his character and complex nature.  Keir just had so much to not only fight against daily but also had to fight for Chloe it seems he was constantly fighting in one way or another throughout the book.  Chloe the beautiful spitfire heroine at first bothered me she fights off Keir when he at first rescues her and then seems to act like a spoiled teenager when her dad refuses to let her wed Keir.  Chloe does redeem herself and help Keir in discovering what happens to his long lost son Merritt but still I just didn’t like her as much as Cassandra Chloe’s sister and Summer who I just loved that it just proves that Ms. Le Veque other minor characters are pretty well-developed too.That is the one thing I can definitely say about Ms. Le Veque even though I sometimes find parts or characters I don’t like my emotions usually run from one emotional spectrum to another while reading every single one of her books which makes me wonder how she does it?  I still however enjoyed the book rated it four stars and will read another from Ms. Le Veque!