Kit knows she can be a knight at the cheesy medieval style restaurant she works at. She knows all the moves, having practised with her brother, the Red Knight. But the manager, her uncle, is clear. Only males can be knights. Kit is determined to turn things around, with the help of her fellow wenches. But life isn't kind to people who want to change their stars.
First things first; if you own A Knight's Tale, put it on while you're reading. It's exactly the ambiance you need. If you don't own it, why not? Find it somewhere.
On to the story. I'm loving the wave of 'girls are as good as boys' novels coming out these last couple of years. Kit Sweetly can proudly take her place alongside Moxie and Girls Save the World in This One. It's funny, too; if you enjoy Laura Stevens, this is definitely the book for you.
I'm frustrated with it, because the third quarter problem, like in a lot of books, is caused by the hero(ine) not telling people around her things they really need to know. If people talked to each other more, books would be a lot shorter. Of course, that's it's own problem, but it's annoying to literally be able to see the problems coming and have the characters blithely ignore it.
I love the sound of the Castle, though. I wish I could visit! The characters were great - apart from Len, Kit's father, and Eric, but they were brilliantly not-great, so maybe it counts - and while I'm not a romance fan, this one was both more realistic and less major than most, so I'm not put off by it.
Overall a great read, and I'll be watching out for more by the same author.
Moxie meets A Knight’s Tale as Kit Sweetly slays sexism, bad bosses, and bad luck to become a knight at a medieval-themed restaurant.
Working as a wench―i.e. waitress―at a cheesy medieval-themed restaurant in the Chicago suburbs, Kit Sweetly dreams of being a knight like her brother. She has the moves, is capable on a horse, and desperately needs the raise that comes with knighthood, so she can help her mom pay the mortgage and hold a spot at her dream college.
Company policy allows only guys to be knights. So when Kit takes her brother’s place and reveals her identity at the end of the show, she rockets into internet fame and a whole lot of trouble with the management. But the Girl Knight won’t go down without a fight. As other wenches join her quest, a protest forms. In a joust before Castle executives, they’ll prove that gender restrictions should stay medieval―if they don’t get fired first.
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