My Sparkling Misfortune

by Laura Lond

[Kim Deister]

My Sparkling Misfortune is the first in the Lakeland Knight series, and is a refreshing take on the fantasy and magic genre. Instead of being told as a hero's tale, it is the tale of a would-be villain. Despite his "villain" status, Lord Arkus is a likeable character around whom the story is told. Without those villains, there would be no heroes and villains have stories, too. There are always two sides to a story, and this is the villain's.

There was a great deal of humor in this story, along with mystery, magic, intrigue, danger, and action. The humor came in unexpected places, and it often served to change the reader's perception of the characters and their roles within the "hero/villain" framework. I will be definitely be picking up the next in the series, My Royal Pain Quest, due out in November.