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The Lost Book of the Grail
by Charlie Lovett
This was a hard book to get into, but once you get past the first 40 pages and meet Bethany, it becomes much better. I will say that it was a bit predictable. I had a feeling about the "item" and I knew that the author was playing around with the precentor because his name was never revealed until the end. I do wish that this had a little bit more excitement/action put into it, but I do think the novel accomplished what it set out to accomplish and that was find the grail.
The romantic elements did need help in this novel though. Since we don't get anything from Bethany's perspective, the romantic tension just isn't that present. I also would have preferred Arthur to be younger to give more credence to the fact that he was born in the wrong time period, but he's in his 40s and he probably should have been in his 30s.
Now the fact that Arthur couldn't remember his best friend's mother's name, that I did find unbelievable, especially if they had known each other for (if I recall correctly) about 30 years.
The romantic elements did need help in this novel though. Since we don't get anything from Bethany's perspective, the romantic tension just isn't that present. I also would have preferred Arthur to be younger to give more credence to the fact that he was born in the wrong time period, but he's in his 40s and he probably should have been in his 30s.
Now the fact that Arthur couldn't remember his best friend's mother's name, that I did find unbelievable, especially if they had known each other for (if I recall correctly) about 30 years.