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marci_travels's review against another edition
4.0
This is one of those books that I had on my Kindle forever and never read until I found myself at LAX with a long wait and longer flight ahead of me. It was a perfect short (179 pages) read to get me through a tedious day.
Alfred is the dutiful second son who expects to live his life serving: his grandfather, his childless uncle, his father, his older brother, or anyone else who inherits the throne ahead of him. He's polite, well-mannered and frankly, boring as oatmeal.
And then he gets kidnapped while saving the life of his uncle in an ambush. He is caught up in spies, revenge, and border squabbles. He fights for his life, his honor, and a chance to return home. He digs in deep to learn who he is and more importantly, who he wants to be.
The character arc isn't from morally grey to white. Alfred never fell that far. Instead, the physical journey he travels is as interesting as the psychological journey. I found myself cheering him on as he realized he was so much more than what he had convinced himself he was.
A quick read, but a very satisfying one.
Alfred is the dutiful second son who expects to live his life serving: his grandfather, his childless uncle, his father, his older brother, or anyone else who inherits the throne ahead of him. He's polite, well-mannered and frankly, boring as oatmeal.
And then he gets kidnapped while saving the life of his uncle in an ambush. He is caught up in spies, revenge, and border squabbles. He fights for his life, his honor, and a chance to return home. He digs in deep to learn who he is and more importantly, who he wants to be.
The character arc isn't from morally grey to white. Alfred never fell that far. Instead, the physical journey he travels is as interesting as the psychological journey. I found myself cheering him on as he realized he was so much more than what he had convinced himself he was.
A quick read, but a very satisfying one.
therearenobadbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Historical fiction in the first person describes the kidnap of an heir and the journey with its capture. (It has a conclusion)
It portrays well the medieval time. Short read.
It portrays well the medieval time. Short read.
pandon's review against another edition
4.0
Better than I though.
This type book is not what I usually read but came highly recommended. I’m glad I gave it a chance. I’m intrigued by Alfreds world and am looking forward to his next adventure.
This type book is not what I usually read but came highly recommended. I’m glad I gave it a chance. I’m intrigued by Alfreds world and am looking forward to his next adventure.
tderby's review against another edition
3.0
A quick read with a nice storyline but not alot of depth of the characters.
tderby's review against another edition
3.0
A quick read with a nice storyline but not alot of depth of the characters.
octoberbabye's review against another edition
3.0
The good brother is so good and the bad one so bad. Character developement was a bit weak. I read all three in the series and it is just too evident how book 4 will turn out.
jeanmrobertsauthor's review against another edition
5.0
Second Son Chronicles by Pamela Taylor
Vol 1- Second Son
Vol 2- My Father, My King
Vol 3- Pestilence
Genre- Historical Fiction/ Fantasy
Publisher- Black Rose Writing
Published- 2018, 2019, 2020
Available: ebook, paperback
Series: yes
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Vol 1- Second Son
Vol 2- My Father, My King
Vol 3- Pestilence
Genre- Historical Fiction/ Fantasy
Publisher- Black Rose Writing
Published- 2018, 2019, 2020
Available: ebook, paperback
Series: yes
Sex:
aimiller's review
3.0
Right off the bat, I have to say I received a copy of this book through the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program, and I am grateful to the publisher for the opportunity to read it.
I didn't find this book super gripping? The plot felt a little weird, especially because the mystery at the beginning took forever to work through in flashback, and once it was "resolved" it felt really obvious, and should have been obvious to Alfred? But it was still an okay book overall, and I had no major complaints about it. I would actually like to see a sequel of Alfred beginning his next journey, as I think that has a lot of plot potential!
But it definitely wasn't a bad book, and it made me want to read more fantasy that relies in some ways on historical fiction (it REALLY made me want to return to Tamora Pierce's work, which I would recommend as a read-alike even though this is not YA.)
I didn't find this book super gripping? The plot felt a little weird, especially because the mystery at the beginning took forever to work through in flashback, and once it was "resolved" it felt really obvious, and should have been obvious to Alfred? But it was still an okay book overall, and I had no major complaints about it. I would actually like to see a sequel of Alfred beginning his next journey, as I think that has a lot of plot potential!
But it definitely wasn't a bad book, and it made me want to read more fantasy that relies in some ways on historical fiction (it REALLY made me want to return to Tamora Pierce's work, which I would recommend as a read-alike even though this is not YA.)
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