My Royal Pain Quest (The Lakeland Knight #2)
Author: Laura Lond
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Synopsis: How far would a villain go to help a friend?
Lord Arkus of Blackriver Castle thinks doing three heroic deeds is a bit too
far. Not only it’s plain detestable, it can ruin his reputation and get him in
trouble with the Villains League. On the other hand, it’s not like he’s got
friends to spare. And losing the League’s membership isn’t the end of the
world, one can always work independently.
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My Royal Pain Quest starts off
right where My Sparkling
Misfortune left off. Lord
Arkus is determined to find a way to save Jarvi, to wake him from the never
ending sleep he been cursed under. He sets off on a quest to commit three good
deeds: the Deed of Pure Hand, the Deed of a Cool Mind, and the Deed of Noble
Heart. Lord Arkus isn’t too happy considering he also trying to return to being
known as a treacherous villain. Along the way, Lord Arkus meets some
interesting characters, learns how to become invisible and fly, and discovers
something he never thought he would really experience: romance.
Lord Arkus is still the
sarcastic-wannabe-villain-turned-hero-against-his-will and I had so much fun
being able to see how he evolved to let people in and trust. He still does so begrudging
and reluctantly since he still isn’t comfortable being seen as a villain. He
also still has this charm about him that makes a reader want to know what he
will do next.
Cassandra has a
tough-take-no-nonsense attitude from the moment she comes into the story and
wicked knife skills to back it up. I instantly loved her character from the
beginning! She wasn’t dictated by her fear and jumped into a fight when the
need called for it, which happened most of the time throughout the novel. She
was also vulnerable at times and caring. I also liked that she was never afraid
to challenge Lord Arkus or speak her mind around him.
I also really enjoyed the Swirgs.
They were so cute and adorable. I really liked the concept of the magical
berries that help you to fly or become invisible.
The action was present throughout
pretty much most of the book and so was the humor. The pacing and dialogue were
also well done, except for a few places where the dialogue dragged down the
fluidity of the scenes.
The only real problem with My Royal Pain Quest, as in
other short novellas written by Laura Lond, is the amount of action packed into
the story. Everything is dealt with so fast and squeezed in together that the
story isn’t as fully developed nor the backstories, as much as I would have
preferred.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVED the way the
novella ended!! I laughed so hard and was so excited! I cannot wait for the
third installment in the Lakeland
Knight Series.
Author Bio: Laura Lond is an internationally published
author of several novels and a collection of short stories. She has a Bachelor
of Arts degree in history. Having worked for 2 years at a literary museum,
Laura entered the world of business, working for large international
corporations like Xerox Ltd. and Fluor Daniel. After moving from Europe to the
United States, she has been self-employed as a freelancer.
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