Court
Author: Cat Patrick
Publication Date: October 23rd 2014
~A copy was provided by Rock Star Lit PR in exchange for an honest review~
For more than 400 years, a secret monarchy has survived and thrived within the borders of the US, hiding in plain sight as the state known as Wyoming. But when the king is shot and his seventeen-year-old son, Haakon McHale, is told he will take the throne, becoming the eleventh ruler of the Kingdom of Eurus, the community that's survived for centuries is pushed to the limit. Told through four perspectives, Court transplants us to a world that looks like ours, but isn't. Gwendolyn Rose, daughter of the Duke of Coal, is grudgingly betrothed to Haakon -- and just wants a way out. Alexander Oxendine, son of the Duke of Wind and Haakon's lifelong best friend, already grapples with external struggles when he's assigned to guard Haakon after the king dies. And commoner Mary Doyle finds whispers in the woods that may solve -- or destroy -- everything, depending on your bloodline.
Money. Love. Power. Community. What's your motivation?
I've read every Cat Patrick, which is why I was so excited
to read Court, unfortunately, it didn't live up to her others. You could say
that's because it's different to what she's done before, and it is, but it's
not because of that. It's because there's
not much going on. Court, in one word, is boring. I'm sorry to say it, but
it is, and I can see why it wasn't picked up by the same publisher. I'm not
saying Court is bad per say, but it doesn't seem up to her usual standard, and
maybe that's just because it's something completely different or what, I don't
know, but I wanted to root for it, but I couldn't.
