Here be Dragons by Sharon Kay PenmanMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
before this it was the Pillars of the Earth with Stephan and Maud, and then lots and lots of Robin Hood readings. I am stuck in the Richard/John era of Medieval England. Here be Dragons was a perfect book addition- about Llywelyn, Prince of Wales, and his romance with Joanna- or Joan in other places- natural daughter of King John. Very interesting history lesson for that period of time- and for Wales, too, which I know nothing about. Too much loyalty struggle for Joanna between her husband and her evil King dad. That is this only problem.
funny note- the title is a lie. there are no dragons, but Mapmakers used to draw out as much as they possible could, and then on the outskirts, or unknown territory would write, "here be dragons". That is a funny way to think about the unknown. I'd rather imagine unicorns.
...also, I love that I can fact-check while I'm reading, because apparently Sharon Kay Penman is meticulous in her research. Joanna and Llywelyn's romance is not document too much, as far as I could find, but there is a general consensus of Llywelyn's terrible grief at her death.
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