The Queen's Huntsman

An Absolute Masterpiece that will have readers craving for more! Loved it so much!

At he ending of book one, in The Cornish Princess, readers saw Gwendolyn’s new husband’s true vile nature and colors. Without Gwendolyn’s knowledge Loc ordered his brothers Kamber, Albanactu and his warriors to commit the most wicked and heinous crimes at their wedding feast. Now this new King “Loc” Locrinus with his evil heart had set up a huge massacre and annihilation of Gwendolyn’s family, friends and good people! This sinister groom, Loc had his wedding guests in disguise who were really his warriors! They had poniards “daggers” under their sleeves. Now this wedding would be known as the “Feast of Blades” with the horrific actions with the wicked results and murders that took place.

They killed every man and woman who tried to defend their honorable sick King Corineus, a man who was very sick with illness and only wanted to attend his daughter and heir’s wedding festivities. Loc not only had Gwendolyn’s father murdered but his own father King Brutus too! This also included killing Borlewen, Cunedda, Jenefer, Lowedda, Briallen, which were now all Gwendolyn’s dead cousins. Most likely this also meant her mother Queen Eseld and her nursemaid Demelza who had always been like a mother to Gwendolyn, who she loved deeply! However, this was when Loc took Gwendolyn away where everyone thought she was losing her virginity in the marriage bed, but it was the furthest thing from the truth. Gwendolyn had no idea what was happening to her good people! Unfortunately some might think Gwendolyn had a part in this malicious and nefarious slaughter, whom was siding with her wicked husband which was the furthest thing from the truth!

Gwendolyn soon witnessesed Loc’s true vile nature and black heart, as he felt Gwendolyn’s prophecy was a lie! It was because her hair did not turn gold-so he sheared it all off! He cruelly held her down and cut all her hair horribly and uneven on purpose. Just to make her look unattractive and cutting her long beautiful hair very short. He also claimed he would never make love to her, of course he confessed to slaughtering her family and her people. As if she would even want this monster to touch her, but he needs her to acquire the power from the other tribes! He knew they must look the happy couple in front of certain leaders or he would lose everything. It was the only reason she was still alive!Though when the leader we’re not present he found joy in torturing her.

It also turned out he had a cruel mistress named Estrildis with a young child that Loc had fathered. This meant Loc was lying from the very beginning and way before all the promise ceremonies. On top of that he gave his wicked mistress the chest of all of Gwendolyn’s gowns, jewels, even her wedding gift from him. As Gwendolyn was kept as a prisoner only having gruel as food and wearing servants clothing and no bathing in a locked room. Furthermore, she wondered where Málik was, her half fae, her shadow, the man who owned her heart! She was broken hearted and missed him so very much.

Gwendolyn felt as If she were abandoned and wished she had listened to Málik and ran away with him, but then she stupidly thought she had a duty to honor, protect and fulfill for her dying father’s destiny and the people of Treve
na. She thought she was doing the right thing which was absolutely wrong, she knew she didn’t want to marry Loc! How she wished she had acted on her instinct and feelings, as it could have saved so many lives or at least prepare them for war! If only she could escape! Yet questioning why Málik abandoned her to live in this filth and cruelty!

All she had was her former shadow Bryn and his sister Ely Durotriges, she wasn’t quite sure why they didn’t murder them too. She did not see them often as she didn’t see anyone being in isolation! Also Loc’s mother seemed the most dangerous and manipulative, who also wanted so much power and would do anything to get it! Now their home at the Loegrian Court was absolutely disgusting, it was filthy dirty and smelled like piss. Gwendolyn’s mother would have been mortified and swooned living under such horrible living conditions! It had been Loc’s elder brother Urien that Gwendolyn was betrothed to since birth, he who died under mysterious circumstances this past spring. Was it murder? It wouldn’t surprise Gwendolyn at all as this family had treachery, treason and murder in their veins!

Will Gwendolyn’s fae love ever return or has Málik deserted her forever? Will Gwendolyn ever find a way to escape her prison and if she does will the survivors of Trevana believe her? Can she kill Loc for all the damage he has done? Gwendolyn’s deepest desire is to kill Loc and take away all the power he has acquired through murder and mayhem. He definitely needs to be destroyed but how can she escape when she is being watched from his guards at all hours of the day? Read and find out in the next Goldenchild Prophecy novel titled The Forgotten Prince.

This is the second book in The Goldenchild Prophecy which was absolutely exhilarating from start to finish. Some areas will make you cringe and give you eerie chills, with so much wickedness and this wedding will remind you of the red wedding with so much death and destruction. Can good overcome evil? I guess we will have to wait and see.