The Accidental Highwayman: Being the Tale of Kit Bristol, His Horse Midnight, a Mysterious Princess, (Hardcover) by Ben Tripp

from dbsovereign

The level of writing in this young adult fantasy novel is superior and the story does not disappoint. We have seen these tropes many times before, but rarely presented with this level of sophistication. The well-rounded characters also help. A fun read that will enrich and entertain. The illustra...

from lilibrarian

Kit Bristol is an orphan living with a gentleman in a rundown house. His life is turned upside down when his master is shot, and Kit learns that he had been the famous highwayman Whistling Jack. Taking his master's place, Kit's adventures include meetings with witches, alliances with fairies, tak...

from acargile

Mysterious Princess, and Sundry Magical Persons Besides by Ben Tripp This is a whimsical novel with a bumbling hero, a faery princess, fairies, a wonderful horse, and a baboon! Kit Bristol is happy being a servant to Master James Rattle because it's an easy life working for a gentleman although h...

from shabacus

Although billed as a young adult novel, the tone and writing style make it more of a middle-grade story. Although favorable compared to such historical fantasy epics and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, The Accidental Highwayman is less historical fiction, and more fairy tale set against the backdr...

from BillieBook

A solid start to a new YA fantasy trilogy, but it dragged a bit in places. And, for this reader, footnotes are better used for clever asides or interesting tangents, not vocabulary lessons. The information contained in the footnotes here would have been better in a glossary at the end. That way, ...