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A review by ashley_choo
The Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt
5.0
This is the first book I've ever read about knights that didn't include King Arthur, and I absolutely ADORED it. I've been obsessed with the retellings of the daring quests of the knights of King Arthur's round table, and this captivating adventure takes the crown.
On the night before he is to be knighted, Tiuri, our unlikely young hero, is entrusted with the huge task of delivering a very secret and important message to King Unauwen.
It is Tiuri's very first quest, he's being pursued by enemy knights who want him dead, who seek to destroy the letter he carries, and Tiuri's dangerously unprepared and unarmed. With spies, bandits, trained assassins after him, it really is a journey fraught with perils.
Tiuri is incredibly compassionate, intelligent, and a very good judge of character, which saves him on more than one occasion, but he can also be endearingly oblivious, especially when people think highly of him. He goes through a LOT, and at the end of his journey I was delighted and relieved that he was not burdened, bitter or arrogant from his quest.
When I got to the last page, I was crushed at the thought that this magical book was over, but then I saw that there's a sequel and I LOST MY SHIT.
On the night before he is to be knighted, Tiuri, our unlikely young hero, is entrusted with the huge task of delivering a very secret and important message to King Unauwen.
It is Tiuri's very first quest, he's being pursued by enemy knights who want him dead, who seek to destroy the letter he carries, and Tiuri's dangerously unprepared and unarmed. With spies, bandits, trained assassins after him, it really is a journey fraught with perils.
Tiuri is incredibly compassionate, intelligent, and a very good judge of character, which saves him on more than one occasion, but he can also be endearingly oblivious, especially when people think highly of him. He goes through a LOT, and at the end of his journey I was delighted and relieved that he was not burdened, bitter or arrogant from his quest.
When I got to the last page, I was crushed at the thought that this magical book was over, but then I saw that there's a sequel and I LOST MY SHIT.