Coats, J. Anderson The Wicked and The Just, 336 p. Harcourt,
2012. $17. Violence: PG (beatings).
Cecily’s father promised her she would
be mistress of the family steading – now she has been dragged to the wilds of
Wales, and in 1293, it is pretty wild.
Gwenhwyfar’s father was the respected head of their Welsh village, but
when the English took everything for themselves, she and the other natives have
been shoved into hovels, harassed and extorted. Now Gwen has been forced to serve the spoiled brat
Cecily. And the explosive
relationship between the two is just a small look at the rumblings under the
surface surrounding the entire town and village.
The dual perspective between girls didn’t work for me –
neither gave me the information I needed to paint a picture of life in 1293,
not the environs, the personalities nor the political situation. A diehard historical fiction fan might
want to decipher this, especially because it held so much promise, but it is not
for a casual reader.
NO. Cindy,
Library Teacher
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