Blood Red
Horse
by K.M. Grant
In the
middle ages, a war horse was a knight’s most valued possession, more so than
his armor or his sword. Amor could be replaced, swords could be sharpened, but
a good war horse took years to train properly and longer still to find one. A
knight without his horse was nothing, and that horse belonged to him and him
alone. On the battlefield of the second crusade, a good horse was the
difference between life and death. Hosanna
is too small to be a war horse, but Will choses him anyway. Hosanna is the
perfect horse, fleet and graceful, but the battlefields of the crusades test
even the very best, and horses are easily captured. Passed from hand to hand,
sword to sword, Hosanna becomes a central part of the stories unfolding all
around, beloved by all, but always given up, always passed on. For there are
greater things than one horse in war, except to Will, who keeps searching for
the horse that defined his childhood.
This book
is a surprising and heartfelt historical fiction about the horrors of war in
the second crusades and the beliefs that bind people together and tear nations
apart. I enjoyed this book, and its comprehensive view of all sides and
perspectives without bias. It does not glorify the war, it merely depicts it. I
enjoyed how the story moved between different characters in different
situations because of the war. What I did not like about it, however, was that
the action was slow in places and how the story arcs were not consistent. Overall,
however, it was a very engaging book, and I would definitely recommend this to
anyone who enjoys historical fiction.
Reviewer: ER
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