Week 1 & 2: Chapter 10

[Cheyenne Carroll]

I am just going to be honest I have just finished the first chapter and I am appalled how e could leave his newborn baby to die then think twice and go back and save it to sleep with a woman hours after his wife died and find his baby only to leave it again in the hands of priests then ask another woman to be his wife literally hours after his first wife died that he claimed to have loved. Seriously I can’t understand that at all. I mean in a way leaving the newborn because it would die anyway in those times because of lack of food is sad because he could have carried it with him until it died or by luck found a way to feed him.

[Mindy'sBookJourney]

agreed! maybe not the most sympathetic decision making. very engaging story though. don't know why he is listening to this woman he barely knows.

[Cheyenne Carroll]

I know but if it’s the same woman fro the prologue maybe she is a witch or something and has charmed him. I mean let’s be honest he thought an angel was having sex with him at first so maybe this is somehow he doing and deliberately

[Erin]

I very much enjoy this book- the only thing I find jarring is that it's supposed to take place in medieval times but the language the author uses is very modern. I don't think people in the Middle Ages said "weird" lol. But either way, the plot's interesting and I definitely care about the characters. Can't wait for William Hamleigh to get his final comeuppance, as I'm guessing he will by the end of the book. He's a despicable person.

I also feel bad for Jack and how Aliena turned him away, although I'm sure that has to do with being traumatized from her rape, so it's not entirely her fault that she'd react that way to him kissing her. I'm also sad that Tom was killed, he was a pretty good man even if he did make some questionable decisions.

[Cheyenne Carroll]

Haha why did I read your post I am not that far though I am still super excited to read the rest lol.

[Cheyenne Carroll]

Now that I am finished with the second chapter I am just going to say that I am completely captivated by this book and wanting to know what it going to happen to the characters that are in it now and curious about the other characters that will be added later on. I can not pinpoint and reason why I am so intrigued by this book but the writing is very interesting and the character stories are very catching. What is so special about Ellen and her son? Why is Tom so captivated by her? What is the child Brother Phillip has taken in going to be like? What is going to happen with this information Phillip has told the Archdecon? And most importantly, why did the archdecon use great deception to get his nomination? Was he already dead when Phillip saw him the first time?

There are so many questions in my head about this book already and I think Mindy picked and amazing choice.

Sorry I am reading a lot slower than everyone else is. It’s been a busier week for me than normal.

[Cheyenne Carroll]

Anyone else get super excited when prior Phillip and Tom Builder pulled one over on bishop walran and Henry and all the Hamleighs not one but twice. Oh my I was so happy.

[Cheyenne Carroll]

I really can’t believe that Tom died. Especially like that. And when Jack become a monk I practically screamed nooooooooo. This is aweful. What is Ellen to do without Tom. Who will replace him at the church? Oh I am dying right now.

[Mindy'sBookJourney]

I am on Chapter 6 now. So I guess I am probably not going to make it to the end by the end of January. But I am really liking the story. Other than the horrible rape scene I just got done reading. I do not like reading about rape, but it a great story. I really like Phillip and Tom.

[Cheyenne Carroll]

I have finished the book. But I can say that I did not like reading the rape scene either but moving forward in the book you will understand why is was an important part of the book on how it effects Aliena and others in there lives for years.

I hope you enjoy it has much as I did toward the end you will not want to put it down.