The Lord of Ireland

Straight after finishing ‘The Blood of the Fifth Knight' I wanted to read another, but the next one wasn't going to come out for about a year. So I waited patiently, reading other random books, some I really liked and some not so much, just waiting until ‘The Lord of Ireland' would be released. So, you can imagine how uncontrollably happy I was when the one and only E.M Powell herself sent me a free, signed copy of ‘The Lord of Ireland' a week before it was actually going to be released. The thing was, when the book arrived, I couldn't get myself to start reading it. I mean, it looked so awesome! And it was signed by E.M Powell! I didn't want to tarnish it one bit, didn't want to bend the spine or tear any pages, so I waited. And finally, on April 5th, the kindle copy was available to buy.

I gotta say, I didn't read it as fast as I would have liked, because of school and work and stuff, but man, was it a good book. It brings back the characters from the first two books that you became so close too, and throws them into another crazy situation. What I really like about this series is how it mixes history in with a little bit of fiction and creates an amazing historical-fiction thriller that keeps you on your toes the whole book through. The twists were so crazy and unexpected but every single one of them made complete sense. Two things really stuck out to me the most from this book: The crafting of the characters of Theodosia, and John. In this book we see Theodisa in a new light, thrown right into the middle of a very dangerous situation, having to fend for herself really the whole book long. This was really cool to see how her character has grown from the first book all the way up to this point. The other thing I really liked was the character of John and how Powell portrayed him. He's such an classic villain, an amazing mix of youthful ignorance and cowardice, but at the same time, someone who is supremely feared by everyone.

In truth, I could probably write forever about everything I loved about the book, but instead, I encourage you to go and read the book instead. It's flippin' awesome! I really hope that this series continues, and until then, I'll continue to stare at the signed copy I have on my bookshelf. Thanks so much E.M Powell!