One Good Knight

Another light and fun read, though I didn't enjoy this one quite as much as The Fairy Godmother. The final third of the book was too rushed and left at least one massive question unanswered. I did like the resolution to the romance subplot, but... well... I saw a completely different way that the fairy tale could have been subverted...

I would have loved it if Andie had ended up falling for her Champion after all. Lackey certainly isn't averse to same-sex romances and it would have gone against the tradition of girl falls for boy, boy reveals himself to be girl-in-disguise, both girls happily marry other boys. I was pretty sure that it wasn't going to happen, given that it was a Luna book and trying to appeal to the romance market, but it didn't stop me from hoping.

I do enjoy the fact that The Tradition isn't completely hetero-centric – Andie and Gina both still feel the pressure of The Tradition building until they take the blood oath, not just until Gina is outed by the unicorns.

In the end, though, I really did like that Andie ended up with Periapt. A nerdy dragon, how much better can you get? Since I'm one of the readers who did like the sex scenes in The Fairy Godmother, I wish there had been at least a little something about the physical side of their relationship in this one. I mean, Periapt has a whole new body to explore now...