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filmingpages's review
2.0
*Thank you Voracious Readers and Lilly Rayman for the free copy of this book in exchange with an honest review*
The first thing I want to point out is the way this book was written, that made it a bit difficult for me to read, because I didn't really like it. I understand that we are in an era of knights and dukes and kings and so forth and that the characters are supposed to speak a bit more old-fashioned. That doesn't mean though, that the whole book should be written like that. I am not reading a book that was written in 1600s, I am reading a book written about that time and that's a line that should be clearer.
My favourite character has to be Jacqueline, how so strong-willed and clever she was. Her passion for Wolvarden was really admirable and I believe that she and Leopold make a rather fine match. Apart from them, I really loved Richard and Heather's relationship, they were simply way too cute!
Now, there were some points that I felt were not well written. For example, when Richard is asked to escort Leopold to Wolvarden, he decides on the way that he won't tell Jacqueline that Leopold is her betrothed, so as to give them a chance to know each other. Can you guess what was the first thing Richard told her when they were alone in her study, after they just arrived in Wolvarden? Yes, you guessed correctly, he told her that Leopold and her are to be married. I was like, didn't you just decide not to tell her???
When Jacqueline was captured and we supposedly didn't know who did it, first of all it was pretty obvious it was the Mercian King, because he entertained the thought just a few pages before the kidnapping happened. Also, it was kind of dumb to pay the kidnappers with Mercian gold, because then you'd of course be accused of the kidnapping! I mean, he's a king, he supposedly runs a country, he should know how to do this better!
Lastly, there's a big reveal at the end of the book. Well, it's not that big of a surprise because not so subtle hints are thrown to the reader almost from the moment we meet Jacqueline. After a while, it doesn't even try to hide it from you and I didn't like the fact that the 'secret' was so easily give away by the author.
All in all, "Red Wolf" is an easy read that could do with some altering, but other than that, it's rather enjoyable.
The first thing I want to point out is the way this book was written, that made it a bit difficult for me to read, because I didn't really like it. I understand that we are in an era of knights and dukes and kings and so forth and that the characters are supposed to speak a bit more old-fashioned. That doesn't mean though, that the whole book should be written like that. I am not reading a book that was written in 1600s, I am reading a book written about that time and that's a line that should be clearer.
My favourite character has to be Jacqueline, how so strong-willed and clever she was. Her passion for Wolvarden was really admirable and I believe that she and Leopold make a rather fine match. Apart from them, I really loved Richard and Heather's relationship, they were simply way too cute!
Now, there were some points that I felt were not well written. For example, when Richard is asked to escort Leopold to Wolvarden, he decides on the way that he won't tell Jacqueline that Leopold is her betrothed, so as to give them a chance to know each other. Can you guess what was the first thing Richard told her when they were alone in her study, after they just arrived in Wolvarden? Yes, you guessed correctly, he told her that Leopold and her are to be married. I was like, didn't you just decide not to tell her???
When Jacqueline was captured and we supposedly didn't know who did it, first of all it was pretty obvious it was the Mercian King, because he entertained the thought just a few pages before the kidnapping happened. Also, it was kind of dumb to pay the kidnappers with Mercian gold, because then you'd of course be accused of the kidnapping! I mean, he's a king, he supposedly runs a country, he should know how to do this better!
Lastly, there's a big reveal at the end of the book. Well, it's not that big of a surprise because not so subtle hints are thrown to the reader almost from the moment we meet Jacqueline. After a while, it doesn't even try to hide it from you and I didn't like the fact that the 'secret' was so easily give away by the author.
All in all, "Red Wolf" is an easy read that could do with some altering, but other than that, it's rather enjoyable.