More like 4.5 Stars 🌟 I really enjoyed the audiobook! The story isn't exactly action-packed, but I liked the characters, the atmosphere and the storytelling. I'm looking forward to read the sequels and continue with Owen's story :)Edit, after reading the next two books: I loved the series and how everything came together. Definitely among my favorite reads of 2018!

This just showed up on my Kindle yesterday! I've never even heard of this book before. Either someone who i share my password with bought it without my permission (dick move) or i preordered it and forgot about it, because it just came out today, i believe. Whatever, at least it sounds like something i would read.

So, this was good...(I'm already finished with book two and just bought book three. I might be binge-reading and understating a little bit).

Took a chance on a daily deal audio book and bought this gem. It's a typical knights in armor, king in a castle fantasy story with the power of sight and mysticism thrown in. The author does draw inspiration from the War of the Roses however, quite blatantly (white boar badge, drowning in a hogshead of wine, boys in a tower, someone with a crookback, main character actually called Duke of Gloucester, etc), but what he imagines to work along with these historical references leaves one with a deli...

The Queen's Poisoner, by Jeff Wheeler, is book 1 in his new The Kingfountain Series. And truth be told, it was very different than what I expected, but not in a bad way. I'm a fan of Jeff Wheeler and have enjoyed his 3 trilogies in the Muirwood and Mirrowen worlds, and came into this book expecting The Queen's Poisoner to be much of the same, but it was different.Although Wheeler's writing style is still clear throughout, unlike his other books, this story follows a child, 8-year old Owen, as th...

2.5 stars. Honestly, I am not sure how to rate this book so I went right down the middle. At one point around one-fourth in, I nearly put it down as I wasn't enjoying the story told from the perspective of an eight-year old boy, Owen Kiskaddon, who was very shy and timid but seemed to be special. Then the titular character showed up and I was sufficiently intrigued to keep on reading. The story itself was fairly good and made up of a cast of fairly diverse characters. A supposedly cruel and dang...

Rating: 2.5 StarsThis book wasnt at all what I was expecting. I liked the idea of people being blessed with special abilities. The plot didnt move along fast enough and wasnt all that engaging. I dont think there was enough time spent on the plot. Being the plot driven reader that I am I had a difficult time getting into this story because its mostly character driven with a lot of world building details. Once the world building was laid out the writing was more enjoyable.We follow Owen as a youn...

7-3-17 This book and the next two or three are $1.99 on Audible for the US right now. I'm not sure about anywhere else.MY BLOG: Melissa Martin's Reading ListI got this book free through the kindle first program. I'm doing pretty good at picking winners! Damn book made me cry, a good cry and sad cry! Lord Kiskaddon made a mistake when he didn't abide by the King's wishes and he lost his eldest son and had to give over another one of his children as a ward. Lady Eleanor and Lord Kiskaddon decided

This is definitely a book for young readers and as such, it is perfect. The protagonist is only 8 years old and although the narrator is different, most of the story is perceived from that young boy's perspective. The world is very close approximation to Medieval times Europe and the magic is connected to the Fountains, talents that exhibit at the age of about 11 or 12. Owen is a likable kid and his playmate, Elizabeth Victoria Mortimer, is absolutely adorable! I had fun getting to know them(•‿•...

Enthralling The characters were portrayed with such clarity, the pace was unrelenting, and the best part is I still have 5 more serials to read. Bliss.

This is a really difficult book for me to review, because on one hand it was an engaging enjoyable light fantasy read and on the other there were some intensely problematic elements. This book has some of the worst fatphobia I’ve come across and that’s not because being on the internet has made me more aware of it but just because it’s unrelenting in its pervasiveness. It also falls into the trap of the ‘evil cripple’ which is just a trope that needs to die.I’ll probably give the next book a try...

Wow! I liked Wheeler's writing enough that after listening to 60% of this on audiobook over a few drives, I read the last 40% in one sitting.So the duke of Westmarch failed to support the king in a military campaign, ending up on the king's radar for treason. The son at court is murdered and now the duke's youngest son, Owen, is sent as a new hostage to the palace to be the king's ward. So Owen learns to navigate the king's court. He has the help of his newfound allies and friends who are still

Thanks to my GR friend, BAM, for pointing me to this book.This was a good-enough book that could have been better. I have no problem with an author borrowing from history. Here, the mythical kingdom of Ceredigion bears a close resemblance to England during the War of the Roses period and the King is a "knockoff" of Richard III. All that matters little except for those who are deep into that English period and are noting all the parallels.The book begins with an interesting focus on a young (eigh...

I'm going to write a really long review for a book that probably doesn't merit one, but with all of the five-star reviews here I'd like to just point out everything that bothered me about it. Maybe see if I'm the crazy one for these things sticking out to me.I can't say this is a terribly well-written book, but there were elements of the story and characters that were strong and kept me slogging through. For a book that isn't that long or dense it took me a long time to get through it; it simply...