Reviews for One Good Knight

The average rating for One Good Knight based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-04-14 00:00:00 Zaheer Goodman-bhyat I keep reading Lackey's new books because of some misguided sense of author loyalty. I realized a while back that I'd fallen out of love with her writing. Her characters are too one-dimensional, her plotting is cliched and at times forced, the endings are rushed, and her main characters all appear to be variations on the same theme. However, I had enjoyed The Fairy Godmother because it was fresh and original. I was therefore looking forward to this one. It was a let down. All of Lackey's faults were highlighted in this book. Plus, the obligatory romance story (it is a Luna book, after all) was thrown in as an afterthought and never fully developed. I'm not sure if this author is worth the aggravation any more. I still love some her older books and often read them for comfort, but I doubt I'll be buying anymore of her stuff. If I have to, I'll borrow from a library.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-05-01 00:00:00 Tyler Putterman 3.5 stars This was not my favorite book of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, but it wasn't my least favorite, either. The blurb made me think that One Good Knight started out with a dragon chomping on virgins, but in actuality it takes a while to get to that part of the story. There is more going on in this kingdom than meets the eye, as Andie discovers. The twist as the end of the book was cute, unfortunately I already knew about it. I can't remember where I saw the spoiler, but I'm sure it was my own fault for finding out. I've really got to stop doing that. I think if I hadn't known what was going to happen in advance, I might have found it more entertaining. As with most of Lackey's books, the romance is not very in-depth. Yes, characters fall in love, but it isn't the driving force of the plot. So what you're left with is a lighthearted fairytale/fantasy that moves at a decent pace, and has fairly likable characters. Recommended for fans of Lackey and fantasy-lite.