Armor of Light was a bit of an easy going novel, most books that take place long ago with knights and princess’s and the like are usually really thick and really dull. You only read them because a lot of people proclaim them as classics or they’re sucker for the romance between the pages. Thankfully this novel has all the things we love about knights and princess’s but without being dull or really long and tedious.
The book begins with a knight returning home from a long and hard battle, where he saw a great deal of tragedy. Everyone thought that he was dead, never to return, so he shocks everyone by returning home and immediately taking charge, saving a young woman from being burned as a witch, taking over as Earl from his father, then setting out on another quest. The book is full of strange romance, family intrigue, fighting for your family’s honor, and worshipping God.
Perhaps I read Joanna’s description wrong, but I kept thinking she was like 12 or 13 the entire novel up until her romance scenes started coming into play. I sat their mildly disgusted for a moment, and then I reread it and saw that she is a woman in her 20’s.
The novel had a dreamy quality about it. Everything seemed to be written and read in fairytale mode. You know when everything seems hazy and a tranquil flow to it. It made the book even more romantic.
There was a bad problem with skipping to whatever scene the author had in mind, one minute you’d be in the midst of battle the next, the fight was over and everyone was getting all lovey dovey on everyone. It made the book confusing and hard to follow at times. I think a bit ore description in this area would’ve done the book a world of good.
The characters were all very well fleshed out as well; I feel that all of them met their potential as a character. Almost all of the characters changed at some point in the novel, whether they became nicer, meaner, or just gained more wisdom. I mean one of them even changed his entire life pursuit after his journey was through. There were still a lot of characters that I did not like though, because they did not change.
Also it has a nice range of fantasy mixed in with the historical part of the novel. The fantasy makes the novel much better.
I know I may be asking for a death sentence here, but I’d love a sequel to this novel. I feel that the author left us with a wide range of topics yet to be discussed or played out. I’d like to know more about Joanna and her backstory, what happens to the family’s honor considering the Georges actions towards the end of the novel. I feel like I was kind if left hanging on the end, even though there was no cliff hanger.
Copy received from Librarything for unbiased review.
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