Oh, the Welsh with their hard-to-pronounce names. I struggled a little with this book in the beginning and found myself checking and re-checking the pronunciation guide at the front of the book. Once I got the hang of it, I had to give the book another chance because it was a little sluggish in the beginning. Okay, it was a lot sluggish. But give it a chance people!! I would easily give this book 3 and 1/2 stars if I could.
You really start to hate Noble the longer you read the book. He's like a spoiled brat who wants what he wants when he wants it. And apparently all he wants is his childhood friend, Gwirion, to love him and only him. God forbid Gwirion falls in love. They truly switch roles at the end. Gwirion, a name that means "fool" becomes the noble one and Noble ends up being the fool at the end of the story. Don't even get me started on the tragic ending :) I still enjoyed reading it, though.