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Title: Adventures and Adversities

Subtitle: Tales of Taelis, Book 1

Author: Sarah Holman

Narrator: Kimberly Worthy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-15-16

Publisher: Sarah Holman

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

One day Alditha is content living with her family, the next she is taking her friend's place to serve at the King's castle. Her father's final instructions, to keep smiling and to do what is right, will be harder to live out than she ever imagined. She will face a royal nephew who delights in making people miserable, an angry servant girl who will stop at nothing to get what she wants, and noblemen who plot murder. Will she be able to keep the promise she made to her father? Will she find the faith she longs for during all of her adventures and adversities?

Members Reviews:

Swee Story with Deep Meaning

What I Liked: Adventures was a sweet story to allow myself to be swept away to. Reading it reminded me of watching a Narnia movie, as it is set in the medieval period and contains castle sieges and battles out at sea :D There were so many small-yet-profound lessons to be gleaned from Alditha and William's story- mainly around our perception of God vs how He really is, and also not allowing hardship to harden you, embitter you. I loved the main characters determination to do right, and to always endeavor to see the bright side of things (something I could learn a lesson or two from ;)

What I Didn't Like: At several parts throughout the story, I found myself, while always ennoying it and not getting bored, wondering exactly what the plot was, or what it was leading up to. I think I kept waiting for this big build up to a climax or big main problem Alditha would have to overcome....when in reality, instead of one big mountian, the obstacles came in little hills and valleys for our characters (yes the last one is a little bigger ;). They do however round off nicely at the end. This book would make a great tv mini-series lol.

Excellent Story!!

Alditha is the main character in this book and is an absolute inspiration. As I read through the book, watching her go through struggle after struggleâstruggles that I would have caved under mind youâwatching as she smiled and listened to her fatherâs advice of being kind, I couldnât help but be inspired.

This book, to me, is a fiction, retelling of the prequel to Robin Hood (a retelling of Robin Hood is her second book in this series.) And I must admit, I really really really love The Robin Hood stories.

Things I Loved:

I love love love the character development in this book, I love the relationships between the characters and watching Alditha grow is so inspiring. I love the ending to this book, and I really would read it again and again.

Things I Didnât Love:

The beginning of this book, while melancholy was pivitol to this story. So while I didnât like the beginning of the book at first, once Iâd finished I understood itâs importance.

A Sweet Love Story in a Very Hard Time

This is a story about a people without choices, the peasants in the middle ages. A young woman in that day decides to make a choice and save a friend and it sends her away from her family but unbeknownst to her to the man she would love, and to a new family - but danger as well. In this book we get a picture of all ranks of society, from kings to peasants and the vast disparity as well as how much they shared in common.