Crown Duel

Re-read:
So, I can't believe I liked this so much before? In fact, I went in blind, not remembering at all what it was about. Trying to find books that I would recommend to a person who liked the Song of the Lioness series by Tamora Pierce, but this isn't it. Interesting? A bit, but Mel is infuriating. She can't fight, so why the sword in the given cover?
They keep saying she is quick witted and intelligent, yet she is bested all the time and never knows what to say. It isn't she fault, she doesn't know how to act at court.

I honestly think this would have been better told from Vidanric's POV because then we would understand everything going on at the court and really delve into things instead of having a somewhat untrustworthy narrator.


original rating 5 stars