R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed on 9/30/2011 + 1438 more book reviews

I truly enjoy the characters in this series and while the first couple were so interesting as I progressed I found myself classifying succeeding volumes as cozy medieval mysteries. Adelia is a wonderfully independent and intelligent woman. What I find difficult to understand is why she is so emotional. Her relationships with Rowley and the king are tempestuous and almost always fraught with conflict even though she loves Rowley and respects the king. I quite enjoy the conversations with the king even though as one of my online reading friends pointed out highly unlikely. The plot of this one finds Adelia ordered to identify the bones of two skeletons found in a coffin in the graveyard at Glastonbury. The locals claim they are the bones of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere and King Henry hopes they are because the rebellious groups he is dealing with are sure King Arthur will ride again and lead them to victory. But Adelia finds more tasks when she is kidnapped by a local group of men, one of whose members is accused of setting fire to Glastonbury. Adding to her woes is the disappearance of her friend, Lady Emma, her son and her knight champion. Can she complete all these tasks?

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