Another enjoyable entry in the series. Good feel for the people, politics, life of the time. Nice mystery. ( )

Hmm. I signed up for this giveaway because I have loveloveloved some very fine takes on the Arthurian legend over the years and they make my ears (eyes?) perk up. I vaguely noted that the blurb seemed odd, and when I received it I realized the problem: the subtitle is An Arthurian Mystery. Noooooooo! Mystery is one of the genres that make my eyes glaze over. I notice the gr title wasn't updated for this series name until about a week after I won it...call it a lesson learned. Thoroughly research the book before taking the plunge. Sigh. So here I have this admittedly very handsome book, in a setting that I do like, but with a format that I don't find compelling. I'm sorry to the author! You deserve a different reader for this!

I've begun reading it but after some recent reads that have blown my little head off, it feels lacking. The dialogue is simple, the characters uncomplicated, the descriptions unadorned. Not like purposeful clean lines but like a very earnest effort. I'll keep plugging along. I'm just not the right one for it.