- I loved The Fairy Godmother by Mercedes Lackey
- I find the humor in these books to be the perfect cure for sick days.
- Mystic and Rider by Sharon Shinn
- The Crown Conspiracy by Michael Sullivan
Summary from GoodReads:
Why, turn to her studies, of course! But nothing practical-minded Princess Andromeda of Acadia finds gives a definitive solution. The only Traditional answer, though, is soothing the marauding dragon by a virgin sacrifice. Things are going fairly smoothly with the lottery — except for the women chosen, of course — until Princess Andromeda herself is picked!
But facing down the dragon doesn’t go quite as planned, and now, with the help of her Champion, Sir George, Andromeda searches for the dragon’s lair. But even – especially — in the Five Hundred Kingdoms, bucking Tradition isn’t easy. It takes the strongest of wills, knowledge, quick wits and a refusal to give up, no matter what happens along the way
My Review:
It’s sometimes difficult to write a review of a book in a series, because you don’t want to reveal anything from the books before. So while I could gush on and on about how awesome it was to see familiar characters in this book in detail, I’ll.. spare you the detail and just say that One Good Knight solidified my love for Mercedes Lackey.
Seriously, y’all, I have so much fun reading these books.
I think, in a way, this book was almost better than the first… because it didn’t require as much setting up as the first did. That said, it still did require some, but it was the perfect set-up for the story to shift in a way that had me sitting up and saying.. “What?!”.
… oh no, I’m not going to tell you what had me saying that, you just need to trust me when I say these are fun, fantasy books well worth reading.
And can I just say… I love what Mercedes Lackey does with the unicorns. The image of unicorns going all doe-eyed and docile, panting over virgin girls has me dying of laughter every time I see them make an appearance. And what impressed me most about this book? There was romance with absolutely ZERO sexual scenes described. None! And still, I swooned and sighed with happiness.
And most importantly – the girls in these books.. HAVE BRAINS! And they use them! They are intelligent, witty, and brave! So marvelous!
Fantastic series and I’m going to start the next book as soon as I finish this review – I recommend you start with The Fairy Godmother and work your way through them as well, if you haven’t already!
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