The Look of a King
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Two young men. One with a dark past, the other with a bright future. Cyrus is a storyteller frustrated by the mundane trappings of village life, while Prince Augustus struggles to meet high expectations after an upbringing of royal privilege in the bustling capital. As both try to forge their own paths, a royal assassination unexpectedly closes the gap between them. The nation of Easthaven is thrown into war with their oppressive neighbours, and so begins a conflict from which neither can walk away. Will a young prince finally measure up to his destiny? Will a storyteller create a legend of his own? Cyrus and Augustus's lives may seem worlds apart, but perhaps they aren't so different after all...
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This is another book that was very nicely sent to me by the author. Don't get me wrong...I in no way offered a review, or promised to write one, nor did he even ask for me too...
But I really enjoyed what he wrote here in his story, so therefore I WANT to talk about it!
When reading the back of the book, I found myself interested right off the bat. I mean, this stuff is right up my alley anyway, but I did wonder how it would stand out from the rest too...
To me, this has a very medieval, crusader-style England/Europe feel to it that I really liked. As a fantasy tale with no magic system, it was definitely nice to see this story feel more grounded like a story you'd hear in history.
The twists and turns in this story definitely have a George R. R. Martin-esque weaving to them, but as it's told in only two perspectives it's easy to follow for those that aren't that huge into gigantic tales. I will say though that I did enjoy it to the point where I wondered about the characters we get to meet. And in that sense, means I would have read more perspectives and more storylines, which is the most Martin feeling part of all.
I'm really not even sure what else I can say because I want to remain spoiler free, but I need more people to read this, so that I can talk more openly about it. And I definitely need a sequel.
5/5* please find/buy/read it immediately.
