Finally finished the Winter Prince and following books today (took a bit, but I couldn't in good conscience leave Lord Peter without finishing the series through). Thank you for the recommendation - it really was quite an interesting series, and a refreshing change of pace to have an author write an 'Arthurian' book without focusing specifically or exclusively on Arthur (or Merlin or Lancelot), as much as I love those stories. I did think it was funny that Elizabeth Wein seemed like she was going to write another Arthurian legends/British series, and then got interested in Ethiopia and took off from there.
There was a little more sexual tension than I was really looking for in Winter Prince, but I did really enjoy the way Elizabeth Wein explored so many difficult topics in each of her books and how people deal with such extreme challenges. I quite enjoyed a different lens for viewing "Mordred" (it kinda makes me want to think through what a similar Malfoy story might be like :), and Medraut remained my favorite character for the entire series.
Is this another series MWT has said she's read or enjoyed? There were definitely some parallels, re: Telemakos, British highlands, bro-journeys, etc.
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Re: Book 1 discussion
Date: 8/22/17 11:32 pm (UTC)There was a little more sexual tension than I was really looking for in Winter Prince, but I did really enjoy the way Elizabeth Wein explored so many difficult topics in each of her books and how people deal with such extreme challenges. I quite enjoyed a different lens for viewing "Mordred" (it kinda makes me want to think through what a similar Malfoy story might be like :), and Medraut remained my favorite character for the entire series.
Is this another series MWT has said she's read or enjoyed? There were definitely some parallels, re: Telemakos, British highlands, bro-journeys, etc.