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Twelfth Knight
by Alexene Farol Follmuth
as a certified nerd™️ (i did start a dnd club at my school), i’m so so glad i grabbed this at the airport because i LOVED it. twelfth knight is a wonderful coming-of-age/romance. it’s wonderfully written and beautifully diverse.
i absolutely adored all of the characters. as i mentioned before, it was diverse in so many ways. our characters were made up of various ethnicities, religious beliefs, and interests. all united, by the end, through a love for conquest. (a tabletop rpg) they went through growth and had personalities that were shown through their actions. not just the narrators telling you about them. speaking of our narrators, hearing their perspectives and seeing their growth was delightful. and their budding friendship then romance was justttt <33333 (i love them so much) not to mention, even characters that were only on for a page or two felt alive.
because it’s a twelfth night retelling, if you know the original, it is quite obvious how the story will go, but still it quite delighted me and i was so tense while waiting for her to reveal the truth to him. i love how the reveal was written. his level of anger was believable and justified, but he remained in character by being understanding. i also like how it wasn’t turned into a act three break up moment and they both worked through it quickly. it was similar enough, but also had enough of its own meat to warrant a wonderful retelling.
all in all, if you are a nerd/geek or love a good story about friendship and romance, or both; i would definitely recommend this. it had me giggling and kicking me feet. not just because violajack were so cute (EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE <3), but also because it was incredibly funny at times. i love this book so so much <3
i absolutely adored all of the characters. as i mentioned before, it was diverse in so many ways. our characters were made up of various ethnicities, religious beliefs, and interests. all united, by the end, through a love for conquest. (a tabletop rpg) they went through growth and had personalities that were shown through their actions. not just the narrators telling you about them. speaking of our narrators, hearing their perspectives and seeing their growth was delightful. and their budding friendship then romance was justttt <33333 (i love them so much) not to mention, even characters that were only on for a page or two felt alive.
because it’s a twelfth night retelling, if you know the original, it is quite obvious how the story will go, but still it quite delighted me and i was so tense while waiting for her to reveal the truth to him. i love how the reveal was written. his level of anger was believable and justified, but he remained in character by being understanding. i also like how it wasn’t turned into a act three break up moment and they both worked through it quickly. it was similar enough, but also had enough of its own meat to warrant a wonderful retelling.
all in all, if you are a nerd/geek or love a good story about friendship and romance, or both; i would definitely recommend this. it had me giggling and kicking me feet. not just because violajack were so cute (EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE <3), but also because it was incredibly funny at times. i love this book so so much <3