Book Review - Kingfisher (The Kingfisher Series, Book One) By D. K. Marley @histficchickie @maryanneyarde

 

Kingfisher

(The Kingfisher Series, Book One)

By D. K. Marley

Publication Date: June 28, 2021. Publisher: The White Rabbit Publishing (HFC Press). Page Length: 530 Pages. Genre: Historical Time Travel

The past, future, and Excalibur lie in her hands.

Wales, 1914. Vala Penrys and her four sisters find solace in their spinster life by story-telling, escaping the chaos of war by dreaming of the romantic days of Camelot. When the war hits close to home, Vala finds love with Taliesin Wren, a mysterious young Welsh Lieutenant, who shows her another world within the tangled roots of a Rowan tree, known to the Druids as ‘the portal’.

One night she falls through, and suddenly she is Vivyane, Lady of the Lake – the Kingfisher – in a divided Britain clamoring for a High King. What begins as an innocent pastime becomes the ultimate quest for peace in two worlds full of secrets, and Vala finds herself torn between the love of her life and the salvation of not only her family but of Britain, itself.

"It is, at the heart of it, a love story – the love between a man and a woman, between a woman and her country, and between the characters and their fates – but its appeal goes far beyond romance. It is a tale of fate, of power, and, ultimately, of sacrifice for a greater good." - Riana Everly, author of Teaching Eliza and Death of a Clergyman

Book Rating:

📚📚📚📚📚⭐ = A book in a million

📚📚📚📚📚 = I could not put this book down. I Highly Recommend it.

📚📚📚📚 = A really great read.

📚📚📚 = It was enjoyable.

📚📚 = It was okay.

📚 = Um...! 😕

My Review

Kingfisher

(The Kingfisher Series, Book One)

📚📚📚📚📚 = I could not put this book down. I Highly Recommend it

Vala Penrys has watched helplessly as her mother, Isobel, succumbs to the madness that she has fought against for so long. And as Vala nears her thirtieth birthday she no longer denying the desperate longing she feels to escape from her situation, add to the equation that Britain is going to war makes this longing almost overwhelming. She has also been having odd dreams about a raven and a kingfisher and she can't decipher what it means. If only there was someone who could explain everything to her.

The Kingfisher is a story of magic, time travel, Arthurian legends and unexpected love. I really adored everything about this novel. The story captured my attention and the characters, especially Vala and Taliesin, really stole my heart. The sinister threat delivered by Morgayne and the world war also gives this novel a darker edge. There were also characters that I initially disliked (cough, Uther) and then found myself kind of liking as the novel progressed, which took me by surprise. And there are certainly plot twists aplenty. And as for the whole blood is thicker than water rubbish, just you wait!!

I hope Book 2 comes out soon as I can't wait to reconnect with these characters and discover what happens next!

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D. K. Marley is a Historical Fiction author specializing in Shakespearean adaptations, Tudor era historicals, Colonial American historicals, alternate historicals, and historical time-travel. At a very early age she knew she wanted to be a writer. Inspired by her grandmother, an English Literature teacher, she dove into writing during her teenage years, winning short story awards for two years in local competitions. After setting aside her writing to raise a family and run her graphic design business, White Rabbit Arts, returning to writing became therapy to her after suffering immense tragedy, and she published her first novel “Blood and Ink” in 2018, which went on to win the Bronze Medal for Best Historical Fiction from The Coffee Pot Book Club, and the Silver Medal from the Golden Squirrel Book Awards. Within three years, she has published four more novels (two Shakespearean adaptations, one Colonial American historical, and a historical time travel).

When she is not writing, she is the founder and administrator of The Historical Fiction Club on Facebook, and the CEO of The Historical Fiction Company, a website dedicated to supporting the best in historical fiction for authors and readers. And for fun, she is an avid reader of the genre, loves to draw, is a conceptual photography hobbyist, and is passionate about spending time with her granddaughter. She lives in Middle Georgia U.S.A. with her husband of 35 years, an English Lab named Max, and an adorable Westie named Daisy.

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