My second Nicole Galland novel, and I’m now a fan for life. Somehow, she manages to take an event in history that I didn’t know much about (the Fourth Crusade) and that I’m already biased against (not a fan of the crusades in general, much like the MC) and make me invested in the events, cultures, and people through a small group of very real characters.  It wasn’t until partway through the novel that I realized the MC (the Briton) is Gwirion from The Fool’s Tale- a character I loved from a book I loved, whose flaws make for an […]