I enjoyed reading this. It was well written and well edited with no errors. (And that is a rare thing.)The language was a little flowery especially in the beginning, but got better as it moved along. The story moved along well right up until the ending where unfortunately there was no real climax, only a setup for the sequel. This seems to be a trend. (Which I hate, it's one of my pet peeves. Even novellas need a real climax at the end.) Without wanting to give away too much about the ending, there was an opportunity that was missed for a good climax with the jousting and and people dying or almost dying in the tournament. That might have been hard to do with a first person POV, but it would have had the added benefit of making the story longer. I believe this is the Authors first book and I look forward to reading the next one. I received an electronic copy of the book to read for this review.