{"id":2536,"date":"2017-10-16T14:57:11","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T18:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mayliang.us\/?p=2536"},"modified":"2017-10-16T14:57:11","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T18:57:11","slug":"book-review-the-good-knight-by-sarah-woodbury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayliang.us\/?p=2536","title":{"rendered":"Book review:  The Good Knight by Sarah Woodbury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a style=\"float: left; padding-right: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/12715314-the-good-knight\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.gr-assets.com\/books\/1493217226m\/12715314.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"The Good Knight (Gareth &amp; Gwen Medieval Mysteries, #1)\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/12715314-the-good-knight\">The Good Knight<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/4410033.Sarah_Woodbury\">Sarah Woodbury<\/a><br \/>\nMy rating: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/2149202547\">4 of 5 stars<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This book is the first in a mystery series that takes place in medieval Wales. The characters are interesting, and I always enjoy books where the protagonist is a woman. The secondary characters were well characterized and had sometimes outsized personalities. The author is clearly extremely knowledgeable about the time period and setting. The plot was quite clever, with a last-minute twist that was both unexpected and plausible.<br \/>\nMy only issue (but it&#8217;s a big issue) is with the writing. The dialogue was flat and two dimensional, and the writing seemed unnecessarily simple. There was not much nuance or subtlety&#8211;when a point needed to be made, it was made with a sledgehammer. I would have preferred more deftness in the book.<br \/>\nThat being said, I was torn between 3 and 4 stars and decided to give the book 4 stars. The author definitely gets points for writing about a culture and place that doesn&#8217;t get enough attention (Wales tends to be overshadowed by its larger neighbor). And I am intrigued enough by the characters to be willing to try the second book to see if the writing matures as the series progresses. I&#8217;ll keep you posted! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/list\/1396812-may\">View all my reviews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Good Knight by Sarah Woodbury My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book is the first in a mystery series that takes place in medieval Wales. The characters are interesting, and I always enjoy books where the protagonist is a woman. The secondary characters were well characterized and had sometimes outsized personalities. 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