To be honest I kind of feared that this book would be a long and desperate love story. But I loved the first book, so I had to read this one too. And – lucky me – it is not what I feared! It is a love story, in a way, but not only romantic but also about family-love and about the love of music.
1415. Peace hangs in the balance for England and France. But when the young King Henry V leads an army to northern France, the bloody fighting must begin once more.
For archer and outlaw Nicholas Hook, a position in the king’s army means freedom and a chance to live among the men he most respects: the English archers. And on the morning of St Crispins’s Day, outranked and outnumbered by the French, they must fight in the face of certain defeat.
Ten-year-old Abdullah would do anything for his younger sister. In a life of poverty and struggle, with no mother to care for them, Pari is the only person who brings Abdullah happiness. For her, he will trade his only pair of shoes to give her a feather for her treasured collection.
As you might have noticed I have a new system of review. I will try to keep this for all following reviews. I hope you’ll like it. I am always open for suggestions for improvement. In my overall-rating I count in the stars for plot, characters, setting and style. I…
