REVIEW: The Life and (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly, by Jamie Pacton
I was recently loaned a copy of this by my wonderful friend Mary, and couldn’t believe I’d never heard of it before! And with a tagline like ‘Joust like a girl’, I couldn’t possibly resist seeing what this book was all about…
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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.
But 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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