Jody Hedlund’s historicals usually center around an interesting time in history, so when I heard that she was writing a YA, I was thrilled.
When I heard that YA was medieval (my favorite time period), I knew I had to read this story.
Lady Rosemarie is determined to honor an ancient vow to be a nun, the particulars of which are a bit tricky. At first this scenario seemed a bit contrived to me, but I soon didn’t care about the vow as much as I cared about the test it leads Rosemarie to.
Merely a month before her eighteenth birthday, Rosemarie is told there is one–and only one–way out of the vow that will send her to a convent.
Fall in love.
And she has a month! From that page on, I was swept away, unsure how it would end but sure I did not want to miss the adventure.
It is indeed an adventure, although it didn’t take me longer than a few pages to recognize who the hero was. Chivalrous and kind but also hesitant about pursuing Rosemarie because her other two suitors are his friends, the hero in this story seems to be the one winning the test.
However, there is someone who does not want Rosemarie to fall in love and escape the vow. Who that person turns out to be I won’t spoil (although it didn’t take me long to figure out his identity, either). While I would have aprpeciated a bit more depth and mystery to this one, I applaud Jody’s first YA medieval. I will be reading the next!
About the Author
Jody Hedlund is an award-winning and bestselling author of inspirational historical romances for both youth and adults. As a busy mama-writer, she has the wonderful privilege of teaching her crew of 5 children at home. In between grading math papers and giving spelling tests, she occasionally does a load of laundry and washes dishes. When she’s not busy being a mama, you can find her in front of her laptop working on another of her page-turning stories. She loves reading almost as much as she loves writing, especially when it also involves chocolate and coffee.
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I Just saw this in the Book Look Bloggers email! I really want the book I requested from them last month to hurry up and get here so I can review it and request this one! I agree…medieval? YA? Totally my kind of book :)
Great review! I am with you that I when I found out she only had a month to decide I was unsure how it would end too!
But I liked how it somehow never seemed rushed. :)