Book review : Friar Tuck and the Christmas Devil by Steven A.McKay

A Match Made in Mistletoe by Anna Campbell

GENRE: #Adventure-Christmas-novella
#MedievalChristmas

My rating: ★★★★☆

I'm giving "Friar Tuck and the Christmas Devil" by Steven A. McKay a solid 3.5 stars, rounding it up to 4!

This is a quick little Christmas story about good ol' Friar Tuck from Robin Hood's gang.

I dove into it right during the holiday season, but honestly, since it's set way back in the Middle Ages, there weren't a lot of those cozy, festive vibes we usually associate with Christmas – you know, the kind that came about in Victorian times and onward.

The story really centers on Friar Tuck's adventure (which makes total sense since it's a short read). And while it's not a super dramatic, action-packed thing with crazy bravery or anything, it's *still* really good!
It manages to be poignant all the way through, and by the end, you're just breathing a sigh of relief that everything works out.

Aside from the little bit of suspense, what I really dug was the historical intro. It talked about the fears and superstitions people had back then, and gave some cool insights into Christmas rituals of the time.

Reading about Friar Tuck, who was such a big part of my childhood with all the books, cartoons, and TV shows, was like a super sweet and fun trip down memory lane.

Thanks for reading my thoughts! :-)

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Book review : A Knight's Redemption by Catherine Kean

A Knight's Redemption
Knight's Series Book 6
by Catherine Kean
( this tale is also included in the Medieval Historical Romance Collection "Christmas Knights"
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A very nice romance set in medieval time , I've enjoyed the read from the first word to the last one !

This is a " second chance " story, the #6 installment and last book in a series about medieval knights and their lovers, but you can easily read it as a standalone.
Even if the supporting characters were protagonists in the other books, at the beginning of this story they are all briefly introduced by the author.

___ THE STORY develops on 2 time planes during the Christmas period.

---> In the first part we see the 2 protagonists as just teenagers, their first meeting and the events that during Christmas day will lead to an estrangement that will last 6 years.

---> In the second part, 6 years later, our heroes have grown, matured and have never forgotten each other.
Their second meeting will give them the opportunity to settle their differences, while in the meantime they will also have to deal with enemies of the kingdom and child kidnappers.

___THE CHARACTERS__ I loved the characters although I must admit that the behavior of Holden, the hero of the story, when he was just a young squire, made me really angry.
Actually he is very sweet and the jokingness and sweetness with which he courts Mary when they meet again really moved me.
Mary is very unsure of herself and I think she was a little too stubborn in not wanting to listen to Holden's excuses, but in any case during the second meeting she manages to be more impartial, looking through the boy's true self.

I would have liked to read a real novel about the two of them and not just a short novella.

The story only has kisses ( no sex scenes ), but the emotions and gestures of the protagonists are described so well that they make you dream of falling in love again.
I will definitely read other books by this author. :-)

No violence scenes, suitable also for young adults.

( As always : English is not my native tongue, I hope you can forgive any errors in the text, thank you :-) )

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