courtesy of
sdn, the pertinent bits from the Kirkus review:
"... Gilman crafts a competent series opener... the characters are familiar without being utterly typecast, the author borrows from T.H. White as well as Thomas Malory and there is a consistent sense of "what's going to happen next?" that will keep readers turning the pages. (Fantasy. 11-13)"
It's not a rave, but "will keep readers turning the pages." I can live with that.
(although the readership, according to the packager's notes, was actually closer to 9-11 than 11-13, which limited how much I was able to do with the storyline. Ah well.)
"... Gilman crafts a competent series opener... the characters are familiar without being utterly typecast, the author borrows from T.H. White as well as Thomas Malory and there is a consistent sense of "what's going to happen next?" that will keep readers turning the pages. (Fantasy. 11-13)"
It's not a rave, but "will keep readers turning the pages." I can live with that.
(although the readership, according to the packager's notes, was actually closer to 9-11 than 11-13, which limited how much I was able to do with the storyline. Ah well.)