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A review by ailurophile_bibliophile89
The Fool's Tale by Nicole Galland
2.0
2.5 Stars
Honestly, I couldn't even finish it and that's rare for me. The writing was mediocre, the plot was unoriginal, and the characters poorly developed. Mostly, it was the characters that really bothered me.
It reminded me of high school in one of those YA series or in those old 90's teen movies, just in 12th century Wales. "Noble" (that nickname bothered me for no reason other than it's obvious intent to relieve the use of Welsh names) was the popular jock with a hidden playful streak, Isabel his bitchy girlfriend, and Gwirion as his goofy best friend.
Granted, the author admitted that this is a highly fictionalized account of Wales in the medieval period, but even that isn't enough to redeem the book.
So 2.5 stars, a half star given for the author's acknowledgment of it being more fiction than historical. Although that doesn't explain the lack of creativity since it was similar to almost every teen series I've ever seen.
Honestly, I couldn't even finish it and that's rare for me. The writing was mediocre, the plot was unoriginal, and the characters poorly developed. Mostly, it was the characters that really bothered me.
It reminded me of high school in one of those YA series or in those old 90's teen movies, just in 12th century Wales. "Noble" (that nickname bothered me for no reason other than it's obvious intent to relieve the use of Welsh names) was the popular jock with a hidden playful streak, Isabel his bitchy girlfriend, and Gwirion as his goofy best friend.
Granted, the author admitted that this is a highly fictionalized account of Wales in the medieval period, but even that isn't enough to redeem the book.
So 2.5 stars, a half star given for the author's acknowledgment of it being more fiction than historical. Although that doesn't explain the lack of creativity since it was similar to almost every teen series I've ever seen.