Book Review: Knight of Darkness

Knight of Darkness by Kinley MacGregor

Well I finished another story, and I have to say, this was a very exciting book.  And I'm more than likely being bias because I adore anything that this author writes.  Kinley MacGregor is a pseudonym for Sherrilyn Kenyon.  MacGregor's books are historical.  The bulk of her books are centered in Great Britain.

Knight of Darkness is part of the Lords of Avalon series, which is MacGregor's take on Arthurian legends. The story takes place several centuries after the final battle that King Arthur had with his nephew Mordred.  The novel follows Varian duFey who is the son of an evil demon and Sir Lancelot.  Throughout the story he is in constant battle between good and evil within himself but also outside powers as well.  He rescues a young maiden Merewyn who was his mother's servant/prisoner.  The tale follows them through their quest to get away from Varian's mother and Morgen le Fey.  During the journey, Merewyn finds herself falling for the man Varian is but he refuses to allow himself to have any feelings for her.

This story is a beautiful blend of romance, historical ideas, fantasy, and action.  This is I believe the second book in the Lords of Avalon series, but there is no need to read them in order.  There's enough back history to follow along with the story but basically it is centered around the characters Merewyn and Varian and their conflicts.

In all of Kenyon/MacGregor's book there is a theme of a rough childhood, which Varian had.  You feel his pain and sorrow, but she has such a way of writing that it doesn't linger with you after you've finished a book.  It's enough to make you feel the emotion while you're reading but it doesn't weigh you down.  Plus she always finds away for her main characters to have a resolution even if the main issue that she's telling during the series isn't resolved.

In the end I loved this book.  But then anything that Sherrilyn Kenyon/Kinley MacGregor writes I suck it up like my favorite dessert.  Her Lords of Avalon series is different than what I have read before by any other author.  She made me become enthralled in the story/plot/and characters with her writing style.

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Rating:
5 out of 5

On Deck:
Slow Burn by Julie Garwood
Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon