Book Title: Banquo’s Son
Book 1
Author: T.K.Roxborogh
‘Do you think that fate controls our lives or that we have the freedom to choose our own path?’
For Fleance, the only son on Banquo, Thane of Lochaber, the time has come to make a choice. Since his father’s brutal murder ten years ago, he has hidden in the woods of Northern England, keeping his identity a secret from all. Now Fleance must unmask his enemies and discover why he is plagued by his father’s ghost.
But everything in life has a price.
Fleance must sacrifice his love for Rosie and journey back to his homeland if he is to find the answers and fulfil his father’s dying wish. The choices he makes will change his life forever while the secrets from his past threaten to bring down the throne of Scotland.
An epic tale of love, loss and revenge set amidst the turmoil of Scotland after Macbeth.
[New Zealand Author]
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
ISBN: 9780143202493
Publisher: Penguin
Publication Date: September 28, 2009
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KAYLEE’S REVIEW
Okay dudes and dudettes I’m sorry but there will be spoilers.
Banquo’s son is an amazing, well written, descriptive book that shows a lot of virtues, one of them being sarcifice. Sacrifice meaning you have to let things go that you might not want to for the better of the people around you, even if it means suffering because of it. That’s what Fleance did when he chose to take the crown and to let Rosie go; it made for a great story. From the first paragraph I could tell it was going to be a really good book. It didn’t take me long to get hooked, I can tell you that much. I loved almost everything about it.
The characters were also very well written. Fleance, the son of Banquo, was a strong character who I really enjoyed reading about. Fleance stood out in the story and made Banquo’s Son as good as it is; without him, the story would not be as good as it was. There was one character that I didn’t like, though. It was Rosie, Fleance’s true love. She was a nuisance. I would’ve enjoyed the story better without her.
Banquo’s Son is a great book but the ending was a let down. After such an awesome story I expected a better ending. It wasn’t a bad ending, but it wasn’t as great as I thought it would be. It was incomplete. There was something missing that I couldn’t quite pick up on. Maybe it was the lack of a happy ending. All the main characters are gone in the end, leaving only Fleance and Rachel(The princess and also Fleance’s bestfriends sister).
I don’t know much about time before the 1700′s but T.K Roxborogh wrote it so that I understood it and it flowed well. She also wrote it with great passion, making me like it just that little more.
So over all it was a really good story and I reccommend it to anyone. It is a great read and I’m sure it won’t fail to catch your interests.
