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heabooknerd's review
4.0
THE FIFTH KNIGHT hooked me from the first chapter and I can't wait to see where this Arthurian retelling goes. Princess Fionnabhair Allán is a warrior and a fighter and she'll do anything to save her father and sister who're being held hostage by a rival clann -- even if it means stealing King Arthur's sword Excalibur. The Kingdom of Caerleon is under Morgan la Fay's curse and Arthur and his knights Lancelot, Galahad, and Percival, must find the Holy Grail in order to break the curse. And with Fionna as their fifth knight they might just succeed.
I love a badass heroine and Fionna did not disappoint; she's tough, compassionate, and great with a sword. She can easily hold her own with the knights and I loved seeing their initial shock turn to respect as Fionna finds her place with them. I also really enjoyed each of the guys: Arthur, a noble but surprisingly humble king; Lancelot, a ladies man afraid to commit; Percival, idealistic and innocent; and my personal favorite Galahad, who's rugged and charming.
The guys fall fast for Fionna but they're only just starting to circle around a possible relationship and this first book is on the slower burn side with some brief heat. With a variety of secrets, obstacles, and barriers getting in their way, these five have their work cut out for them.
I love a badass heroine and Fionna did not disappoint; she's tough, compassionate, and great with a sword. She can easily hold her own with the knights and I loved seeing their initial shock turn to respect as Fionna finds her place with them. I also really enjoyed each of the guys: Arthur, a noble but surprisingly humble king; Lancelot, a ladies man afraid to commit; Percival, idealistic and innocent; and my personal favorite Galahad, who's rugged and charming.
The guys fall fast for Fionna but they're only just starting to circle around a possible relationship and this first book is on the slower burn side with some brief heat. With a variety of secrets, obstacles, and barriers getting in their way, these five have their work cut out for them.
littlefoot10's review
5.0
This was my first reverse harem romance. I loved this story, the mythology, the time period and the characters. I love this cover it is completely engaging. I can't wait for book two within this series. It's a must read!!!
This novel is really captivating, the characters are lovable and really relate able. There is a bunch of action, some steamy romance scenes and some seriously laugh out loud funny moment. I cannot wait for the next novel with this series.
This novel is really captivating, the characters are lovable and really relate able. There is a bunch of action, some steamy romance scenes and some seriously laugh out loud funny moment. I cannot wait for the next novel with this series.
anzuk's review
I really love Jesikah's work, huge fan of her Biodome Chronicles series, awesome writing style. Not a fan of the reverse harem thing. Really not a fan. Even so, I gave this one a try. Sad to say it didn't change my mind. I'm going to leave the rating blank because this is more of a it's not you, it's me thing. If you're into this genre then maybe give it a try, you might like it.
lavendermarch's review
3.0
3.5 stars. Interesting. I love King Arthur and Camelot. Have read better though. This was a bit stilted and felt a bit too "ooh! ahh!" and not enough actual plot and believability, especially with the romance. World building needs improvement.
moonmist80's review
4.0
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I like this retelling of the Arthurian legend, somewhere between history and magic. Need the next book please. Thank you
I like this retelling of the Arthurian legend, somewhere between history and magic. Need the next book please. Thank you
maureensbooks89's review
4.0
When I came across the cover of ‘The Fifth Knight’ on Netgalley it immediately grabbed my attention. I was looking for something other than Contemporary Romance to read, since I had been reading a lot of those, and ‘The Fifth Knight’ sounded like a great read. I haven’t read many Arthurian books, but I’ve always loved Arthurian stories. So I really was excited to startreading this book.
In ‘The Fifth Knight’ we meet Fionna. Fionna is a warrior princess who’s determined to save her family. The only way Fionna can save them is to steal a sword and become a King Arthur’s Knight. But woman don’t normally become Knights. So Fionna pretends to be a guy. After becoming a Knight, and getting to know his other Knights Fionna finds it more and more difficult to keep in mind that she has to betray them to get her family back.
Apparently this book is Reverse Harem. It says so in the book description but somehow I didn’t notice it. Do you know what that is? I for one had not heard about it until after I finished reading this book. Apparently it’s when multiple heroes fall for the same heroine. Yep, that’s a thing. So I love romance and stories, but I believe in romance between two people. Not five. And in this book four Knights all have feelings for one woman. Although I didn’t get that at all, there was just something about this book that made me want to keep on reading.
Fiona’s character was definitely fun. She was a tough woman, who could fight like the best of them. And I truly enjoyed reading about her fights. I loved that she wasn’t easily swept away. And although I don’t really get the whole liking four different guys part, I definitely got why she liked all four knights. There where some 18+ scenes in this book, but not many and they were pretty mellow.
The other characters in this book were also really fun to get to know, and they made me laugh. I definitely enjoyed reading about Arthur, Galahad, Lancelot and Percival. They all had this charm about them. And I sure would love to get to know them better. I feel like there’s still a lot I don’t know about these characters.
The fantasy part of this book definitely fascinated me. There where Fae, there was magic and there were curses. And there is an evil Fay determined to destroy everything. This first book in the series still left me with a lot of questions. And although the romance isn’t really my thing, I surprisingly would like to read the other books in this series. There’s just something about these knights that I loved.
In ‘The Fifth Knight’ we meet Fionna. Fionna is a warrior princess who’s determined to save her family. The only way Fionna can save them is to steal a sword and become a King Arthur’s Knight. But woman don’t normally become Knights. So Fionna pretends to be a guy. After becoming a Knight, and getting to know his other Knights Fionna finds it more and more difficult to keep in mind that she has to betray them to get her family back.
Apparently this book is Reverse Harem. It says so in the book description but somehow I didn’t notice it. Do you know what that is? I for one had not heard about it until after I finished reading this book. Apparently it’s when multiple heroes fall for the same heroine. Yep, that’s a thing. So I love romance and stories, but I believe in romance between two people. Not five. And in this book four Knights all have feelings for one woman. Although I didn’t get that at all, there was just something about this book that made me want to keep on reading.
Fiona’s character was definitely fun. She was a tough woman, who could fight like the best of them. And I truly enjoyed reading about her fights. I loved that she wasn’t easily swept away. And although I don’t really get the whole liking four different guys part, I definitely got why she liked all four knights. There where some 18+ scenes in this book, but not many and they were pretty mellow.
The other characters in this book were also really fun to get to know, and they made me laugh. I definitely enjoyed reading about Arthur, Galahad, Lancelot and Percival. They all had this charm about them. And I sure would love to get to know them better. I feel like there’s still a lot I don’t know about these characters.
The fantasy part of this book definitely fascinated me. There where Fae, there was magic and there were curses. And there is an evil Fay determined to destroy everything. This first book in the series still left me with a lot of questions. And although the romance isn’t really my thing, I surprisingly would like to read the other books in this series. There’s just something about these knights that I loved.
bookishonabudget's review
4.0
(3.5) I overall liked the book. There were some parts that seemed a bit choppy and unexpected but much of that did seem to be resolved at the end. Much of this book was setting the scene so we will see what happens from here!
ashleym10148's review
4.0
I requested to review this book on a whim and I'm really glad that I did. It was a fun story with great characters. It has been a really long time since I read anything that was King Arthur related and it is a topic that I love to read about. I love the magical elements that were in this story. It made things more interesting and entertaining (especially a certain scene with some fae wine). In this book Fionna becomes a knight for King Arthur and creates a special bond with the King and the rest of the knights. The other knights were such funny characters and I loved the banter that they had with each other. The only thing that wasn't my favorite about this book was how the plot didn't really pick up until more towards the end of the novel. I just wish the pacing was a little bit better and more even throughout. I am excited to read the next book in the series once it comes out!
nataliesboooks's review
3.0
My first “reverse harem” book - and I liked it. It was an interesting spin on the story of King Arthur and his knights, and the characters were interesting. It was a little odd to see 4 guys (and best friends no less) competing for the same girl, but each of the guys had their own personality, even if they broke the bro code.
3.5 stars
3.5 stars