Lady Hotspur
Lady Hotspur, the companion to Tessa Gratton’s The Queens of Innis Lear, is a heart-stopping story fantasy lovers will adore.
When a fearsome rebellion overthrows the throne, Mora is faced with an agonizing choice: give up everything she's been raised to love and allow a king-killer to be rewarded--or retake the throne, and take up arms against the newest heir, Hal Bolingbrooke, Mora's own childhood best friend and sworn head of the Lady Knights. Between these two fierce Princes is the woman who will decide all their fates--Lady Hotspur, the fiery and bold knight whose support will turn the tides of the coming war.
Gratton’s book takes place a few generations after the events of Innis Lear. I liked the degree of separation but also loved how many references there were in Lady Hotspur to the characters and events of Innis Lear. I was glad to see Elia and Mars did find a way to be together and carry on Elia’s legacy. Seeing Ban come back and put Elia and Reagan to rest was a great way to get closure for a character who spent most of Innis Lear fighting fate.
Once again, I was impressed by Gratton’s ability to tell this story from so many varying perspectives, and her use of flashbacks. She made this book pair perfectly with its predecessor, and I’m glad I didn’t wait to pick this book up. I don’t think I could have waited much longer to see how she decided to end her time in this world she created.
My only complaint is Mora’s marriage to the heir of Innis Lear. His fate to be an earth saint left Mora without a true happily ever after, in my opinion. I would have liked it better if he somehow could have remained human, but I know why Gratton made the choices she did regarding him. At least Mora did get to still have a relationship with him.
Tessa Gratton's Lady Hotspur is a novel of betrayal and battlefields and destiny. Highly recommend it!
Lady Hotspur Rating: ★★★★
When a fearsome rebellion overthrows the throne, Mora is faced with an agonizing choice: give up everything she's been raised to love and allow a king-killer to be rewarded--or retake the throne, and take up arms against the newest heir, Hal Bolingbrooke, Mora's own childhood best friend and sworn head of the Lady Knights. Between these two fierce Princes is the woman who will decide all their fates--Lady Hotspur, the fiery and bold knight whose support will turn the tides of the coming war.
Gratton’s book takes place a few generations after the events of Innis Lear. I liked the degree of separation but also loved how many references there were in Lady Hotspur to the characters and events of Innis Lear. I was glad to see Elia and Mars did find a way to be together and carry on Elia’s legacy. Seeing Ban come back and put Elia and Reagan to rest was a great way to get closure for a character who spent most of Innis Lear fighting fate.
Once again, I was impressed by Gratton’s ability to tell this story from so many varying perspectives, and her use of flashbacks. She made this book pair perfectly with its predecessor, and I’m glad I didn’t wait to pick this book up. I don’t think I could have waited much longer to see how she decided to end her time in this world she created.
My only complaint is Mora’s marriage to the heir of Innis Lear. His fate to be an earth saint left Mora without a true happily ever after, in my opinion. I would have liked it better if he somehow could have remained human, but I know why Gratton made the choices she did regarding him. At least Mora did get to still have a relationship with him.
Tessa Gratton's Lady Hotspur is a novel of betrayal and battlefields and destiny. Highly recommend it!
Lady Hotspur Rating: ★★★★