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Summary: Great for a light fun read
Review: Addie's Knight is not the typical romance book that I pick up and read. I was very pleasantly surprised at the writing style and plot, considering the length of the story. I have usually found that such short books (anything under 325 pages) lack the depth and attention grabbing power that longer books usually carry. Ms. Reyes invites the reader in to an interesting story and doesn't let them go until the tale is well told. Taking the very popular theme of time travel and mixing it with two time periods other than today's, is a great literary device. It is hard to portray a time in which we do not currently live, finding their values, morals and general ways of life. Ms. Reyes tries very hard to do just that with Addie and Robert. Overall, I think she succeeds, though I would have liked to have seen some more depth. Addie's knowledge of medicine, cleanliness and food preparation are great (but obvious) differences. Ms. Reyes digs a little deeper in Addie's basic belief that war and fighting are no way to settle disputes (though the American Civil War should not be far off in her mind); and Robert's conviction that he must be strong to keep his holdings. But what about women's and men's position in society, noble and commoner, feudal vs. democratic beliefs, etc? These all govern how we behave and see each other, and I felt that they were either too briefly skimmed over or not touched at all. How does a lord, whose only touch with democracy or human rights, would have been knowledge of the Magna Charter, adapt to working for someone else and even seeing him or her as his equal? It would have been ingrained in his mind that they were not his equals. If you are looking for a good read to pass the time and don't want to think about major philosophical differences, this is a great story to pick up.
Rating:
Summary: Great for a light fun read
Review: Addie's Knight is not the typical romance book that I pick up and read. I was very pleasantly surprised at the writing style and plot, considering the length of the story. I have usually found that such short books (anything under 325 pages) lack the depth and attention grabbing power that longer books usually carry. Ms. Reyes invites the reader in to an interesting story and doesn't let them go until the tale is well told. Taking the very popular theme of time travel and mixing it with two time periods other than today's, is a great literary device. It is hard to portray a time in which we do not currently live, finding their values, morals and general ways of life. Ms. Reyes tries very hard to do just that with Addie and Robert. Overall, I think she succeeds, though I would have liked to have seen some more depth. Addie's knowledge of medicine, cleanliness and food preparation are great (but obvious) differences. Ms. Reyes digs a little deeper in Addie's basic belief that war and fighting are no way to settle disputes (though the American Civil War should not be far off in her mind); and Robert's conviction that he must be strong to keep his holdings. But what about women's and men's position in society, noble and commoner, feudal vs. democratic beliefs, etc? These all govern how we behave and see each other, and I felt that they were either too briefly skimmed over or not touched at all. How does a lord, whose only touch with democracy or human rights, would have been knowledge of the Magna Charter, adapt to working for someone else and even seeing him or her as his equal? It would have been ingrained in his mind that they were not his equals. If you are looking for a good read to pass the time and don't want to think about major philosophical differences, this is a great story to pick up.
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