Guyfford of Weare
by Jeffery Farnol

3.5 out of 5 stars
Sir Richard Guyfford is under suspicion of murdering his cousin Sir Julian. It is well known that the two cousins had bitterly quarreled and planned to meet in a duel within a month’s time, but Sir Julian was murdered before the duel could take place. Before his death, Sir Julian left a hidden note with a riddle to the true identity of his killer. Lady Helen D’Arcy vows to help Sir Richard find the true killer. Although she has her doubts about his innocence, she can’t help but fall in love with the dashing Sir Richard even while she declares that she hates and despises him.

I love the beautiful vivid language in this book and the historic setting! The characters are extremely melodramatic and rather one-dimensional, but I liked them anyway. The plot is fun and adventurous, but the mystery isn’t that intriguing. The clues are sort of bland and obvious.

The romance is hilariously stupid. They are constantly misunderstanding each other and getting into ridiculous situations and arguing about stupid things. By the middle of the book, even the other characters are rolling their eyes at Richard and Helen, and saying, “Just kiss her already!” Haha!

Overall, a fun read but nothing amazing.