Green Hills and Holy Wells The Green Hills Series Book #4
LGBTQ Fiction, Metaphysical Fiction, Visionary Fiction
Independent
Feb 24, 2023
Kindle
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“Who but God could have created such a bewitching creature?”
In the 6th century, Brother Elis was simply trying his best to serve God during a time of relative political peace and prosperity. But in a world full of rules written by man, how can he be at peace with the life that God has set before him?
Now, in the 21st century, for the first lifetime in their ancient dragon memories, Stewart Rygby and Michael Dougal are free to marry one another. Is this finally their time to shine?
When a messenger from the other side arrives on their doorstep, he brings more news from the fairy realm than the simple tidings from the Grand High Council of y Pentref Cudd. His presence demonstrates how little everyone truly knows about fairy society.
As the mysterious and inexplicable spirit realm is revealed, retired vicar Father Aron is finally getting some very literal answers to his spiritual questions. Will he be able to keep such secrets to himself so that Stewart and Michael can live in anonymity?
Join us for a wedding as esoteric mysteries are revealed in Green Hills and Holy Wells—the fourth book in the Green Hills Series by Celyn Kendrick!
Review By Sherry Perkins
Member of the Paranormal Romance Guild Review Team
“What God deemed good, Man deemed evil.” — Green Hills and Holy Wells
So, I’m four books into this seven-book series. All the pieces are finally coming together for me because in Book 1, Green Hills and Daffodils, it wasn’t exactly clear whether some of the characters were speaking in a figurative sense, a literal one, or merely hallucinating. But now that we have that cleared up, we can focus on both the initial love story and its peripheral murder mystery.
To my pleasant surprise, this book goes way, way back. To the middle dark ages way back, where we meet Brother Ellis, his brother, and his brother’s wife—not to mention the occasional dragon and its egg, and more than a fair few fairies. Kendrick does a good job of evoking the history and folklore of those times, and in introducing an engaging tale of dragons and wyrms. The connection, of course, is that of enduring love. And what often plays into the scheme of enduring love? Reincarnation.
All the original characters are back from the preceding books, which is fun. Kendrick does a nice job with character development—which often left me frustrated in the previous books since I wanted to know what was happening with each of them. I suppose it makes for a bit of a chaotic read, with all those characters, that is, but each character has something to add to the overall tale. Some of the characters are quite quirky, think scatological humor or references to sex toys, menses, and religion. As far as religion goes, there’s a tidy piece of religiosity here but not proselyting, more an all-inclusive theory of things.
But back to the love story between Michael and Stewart, who is buried where, and a nifty connection to the metaphysical. It all comes together in a satisfying way and leads, naturally, to the next books in the series. Or as Kendrick’s friends like to say, “foosyerdoos?” It, apparently, literally means how are your pigeons, but I’ll settle for that.
A four-star review about Welsh dragons, enduring love no matter who (or what) you may be, and reincarnation.