Dauntless (Valiant Hearts #1) by Dina L. Sleiman is mixing the story of Robin Hood with the arrow skills of Katniss Everdeen while blending in the issue of faith. If the synopsis of this book doesn't already make you want to pick up this book and start reading, I encourage you to read the book anyways because this is a new series that you will want to be reading. It's fresh, it's engaging, it's exciting, and it's just plain fun to read. These are the kinds of stories that can be read from ages 9 to 99.
Summary
Though once a baron's daughter, Lady Merry Ellison is willing to go to any lengths to protect the orphaned children of her former village. Dubbed "The Ghosts of Farthingale Forest," her band of followers soon become enemies of the throne when they hijack ill-gotten gold meant for the king.
Timothy Grey, ninth child of the Baron of Greyham, longs to perform some feat so legendary that he will rise from obscurity and earn a title of his own. When the Ghosts of Farthingale Forest are spotted in Wyndeshire, where he serves as assistant to the local earl, he might have found his chance. But when he comes face-to-face with the leader of the thieves, will he choose fame or love?
My Thoughts
As for the components of the book such as: characters, plot, message, creativeness, etc. I was really impressed. Merry is a really strong female character, and she has a lot of compassion and willingness to protect others. I liked how she was someone who was going through doubt in terms of her faith, and that might sound weird. But I like reading about characters that are going through things that are human, such as doubt. Then throughout the story she struggles and ends up coming closer to God. It’s not clean or a simple answer that does it, but it’s her searching and that’s what I liked about it. Another side note, is when reading this I saw Merry like the Keira Knightley's movie, Princess of Thieves which I really liked so basically Merry is awesome. A good thing to keep in mind when reading.
Timothy was another character that was a good opposite for Merry. He was someone who just like her has a lot of
compassion and willingness to help others. For Timothy he yearns to save Merry from her
troubles, and to help lessen her burden.
I loved his selflessness and dedication to Merry. It wasn’t that he thought she was helpless or
a damsel in distress, but he truly wanted to help her. It’s throughout the story that he learns and
sees for himself how much Merry is capable of, which makes his love for her
grow even more.
If you have ever read YA fiction this book definitely
reminded me of Graceling. Merry is a
strong character that will have fans of the Hunger Games or Divergent series
excited to read this book. So excited for
the characters of this book to be further developed in the next books to
come! By the way, the covers are
gorgeous!
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
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I received a free copy from Bethany House Publishers in return for an honest review.
About the Author
Novelist, Poet, Dancer, Wife, Mother and Passionate Follower of Christ. Check out her novels, Dance of the Dandelion, Love in Three Quarter Time, Dance from Deep Within, Dauntless and Chivalrous. Link to Author's: Facebook, Website, Twitter and Goodreads
Purchase her book: Amazon, B&N
Seriously, don't miss out on this new series. You'll want to join this thrilling medieval bandwagon.
Happy Reading~!
In His Grace,
Taylor Reid
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