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cookiedoof's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
unicornbanzaiiking's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Wow...really very spectacularly good. An authentic approach to war and battle descriptions. Well researched and the story really pulls you in.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and War
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
Minor: Sexual violence
iceberg0's review against another edition
4.0
Ripping good adventure with a very solid historical context.
izzyclouty's review against another edition
4.0
Good read with lots of detail especially in the battle scenes. There were also some small twists I did not see coming in the plot. I especially enjoyed reading at the end that the majority of the events in the book are real and relatively historically accurate!
makkans's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
gaylebn's review against another edition
5.0
Interesting and Engaging
I know little of medieval history other than takes of Robin Hood and Ken Follet's Pillars of the Earth series. My limited experience with shooting bows included stringing and shooting recurve bows in a college phys ed course quite a few decades ago. But I still find archery interesting, so when I stumbled across this title, it appealed to me.
The tale is of young Thomas who is a skilled archer in King Edward's service. He travels from England to France in what the author states is the beginning of the Hundred Years War. It was interesting to learn about aspects of medieval warfare, for example the amount of time it took to arm a cannon and how the English dug puts in the battlefield ahead of the battle to impede and cripple the enemy's horses. There are some mildly graphic (is that a thing?) descriptions of battle that I skimmed over out of squeamish -ness. But overall, the novel was a good read and I will eventually read the successive books in this trilogy.
I know little of medieval history other than takes of Robin Hood and Ken Follet's Pillars of the Earth series. My limited experience with shooting bows included stringing and shooting recurve bows in a college phys ed course quite a few decades ago. But I still find archery interesting, so when I stumbled across this title, it appealed to me.
The tale is of young Thomas who is a skilled archer in King Edward's service. He travels from England to France in what the author states is the beginning of the Hundred Years War. It was interesting to learn about aspects of medieval warfare, for example the amount of time it took to arm a cannon and how the English dug puts in the battlefield ahead of the battle to impede and cripple the enemy's horses. There are some mildly graphic (is that a thing?) descriptions of battle that I skimmed over out of squeamish -ness. But overall, the novel was a good read and I will eventually read the successive books in this trilogy.