I Am the Chosen King

Posted on 18 January 2018 by Helen Hollick

In this beautifully crafted tale, Harold Godwinesson, the last Saxon King of England, is a respected, quick witted man both vulnerable and strong, honorable and loving and yet, in the end, only human After the political turmoil and battles leading up to 1066, we all know William the Conquerer takes England But Helen Hollick will have readers at the edge of their seats, hoping that just this once, for Harold, the story will have a different ending. Best Read I Am the Chosen King by Helen Hollick For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr An Impressive Novel.Every once in awhile a real gem comes along and you are swept away on a timeless journey I was captured by the first page and held spell bound until the very end Helen Hollick is truly a remarkable author with a gifted talent for exceptional and superior writing The entire book flows along smoothly with many strong characters and scenes written in such a lovely poetic description providing the sensation of being right there in the midst of it all Beginning in the year 104 An Impressive Novel.Every once in awhile a real gem comes along and you are swept away on a timeless journey I was captured by the first page and held spell bound until the very end Helen Hollick is truly a remarkable author with a gifted talent for exceptional and superior writing The entire book flows along smoothly with many strong characters and scenes written in such a lovely poetic description providing the sensation of...This is an outstanding read by a splendid storyteller The novel is faithful to the historical record while taking a few liberties here and there The entire book flows along smoothly with many strong characters and scenes written in such a delightful poetic description providing the sensation of being right there during it all Even tho...Wonderful book, above all my expectations even if Helen Hollick doesn t have the same absorbing way in writing a beautiful like Sharon Kay Penman, who is my favorite HF writer, without any doubt Her characters are not fully emotional engaged as the ones by SKP an...sigh I knew how this book was going to end Even still, even knowing, I found myself turning the pages as it reached the conclusion hoping for a different result Ms Hollick writes a tale of Harold that had me rooting for him and wanting him to live But alas, all students of history know that England lost its King that day and the memory of the date of the Battle of Hastings in 1066 remains.This is the second book by Ms Hollick I have had the good fortune to read my first was The Forever Qu sigh I knew how this book was going to end Even still, even knowin...This is the first time I have minded a historical fiction book with multiple points of view POV perhaps it s because I feel that Harold Godwinson, the main man in this book, had not been given all the exposure he deserved Other than that, I am content with how the narrative of his life and the events leading to the Norman conquest of 1066 have been carried out I only know fragments about him from several post Norman conquest stories I have read mostly a flick through in a ...I knew what was coming and I cried like a baby any way Poor Edyth Poor Gytha William really was a bastard At least this William was.In Hollick s acknowledgements she mentions Sharon Penman and Elizabeth Chadwick as being strong influences on her writting and I could tell this was true based on how richly she writes The editing was not the best so be warned on that front but I did l...I knew the date I knew the place I knew nothing about the details The Battle of Hastings 1066 is nowthan just a phrase to me Helen Hollick has taken the few facts available and woven an incredible story, highlighting the whys and wherefores of that pivotal moment i...I am always worried when I pick up a novel about one of my pet favourites Harold Godwinson is like a god to me but I had no need to worry for in Helen s hands he becomes everything I would like him to be A flawed but brilliant man On my favourites shelf for all time.I picked up this book not long after finishing Hollick s Forever Queen, the first in this Saxon Series Having read very little about England s pre Conquest history, I did enjoy learning about this time period, and the portions that I looked up to delve deeper into did show that the book is written about as accurately as anything about that time can be at this point As with the first book, I felt that too much time was spent on details and events that did not seem to add to much to moving the I picked up this book not long after finishing Hollick s Forever Queen, the first in this Saxon Series Having read very little about England s pre Conquest history, I did enjoy learning about this time period, and the portions that I looked up to delve deeper into did show that the book is written about as accurately as anything about that time can be at this point As with the first book, I felt that too much time was spent on details and events that did not seem to add to much to moving the story along Though I enjoy epic novels, I do not so much like drudging through unnecessary side plots I assume that Hollick was attempting to give a broad picture of the political maneuvering and historical backstory, but sometimes there was just too much For example, the descriptions of Godwine s exile, Harold s time in Normandy, and Edwa...

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18 January 2018

Helen Hollick