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Lady's Knight
by Meagan Spooner, Amie Kaufman
adventurous
challenging
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
“Why are you so frightened when we go searching for the edges of the cages you put us in ?”
Lady’s Knight was a fun and entertaining YA read. I loved the dichotomy, the whole book dancing around an immersive medieval setting and a lot of anachronisms, especially in language. It added some fun and dynamism and I truly enjoyed it. I laughed out loud more than once while reading, which isn’t something very frequent for me, and I adored the narrator’s interventions, crashing up the fourth wall. All of this made the book super lively.
The epic side was super fun, as much as the feminist discourse. Even though the world isn’t queer normative, representations abound. The world is also pretty mysogynistic: women who talk/live for themselves are condemned right away, but that doesn’t prevent them from trying to empower their lives. In the end, the book is full of “girl power” —not always subtle— and that’s truly the kind of story I would have loved to read as a teen, as it’s super fun. I can’t wait for book 2!
Lady’s Knight was a fun and entertaining YA read. I loved the dichotomy, the whole book dancing around an immersive medieval setting and a lot of anachronisms, especially in language. It added some fun and dynamism and I truly enjoyed it. I laughed out loud more than once while reading, which isn’t something very frequent for me, and I adored the narrator’s interventions, crashing up the fourth wall. All of this made the book super lively.
The epic side was super fun, as much as the feminist discourse. Even though the world isn’t queer normative, representations abound. The world is also pretty mysogynistic: women who talk/live for themselves are condemned right away, but that doesn’t prevent them from trying to empower their lives. In the end, the book is full of “girl power” —not always subtle— and that’s truly the kind of story I would have loved to read as a teen, as it’s super fun. I can’t wait for book 2!