I ended up enjoying this less so then I thought I would, but I blame that partially on marketing and my own idiocy. I was expecting something like THE PRINCESS BRIDE, which this does share similarities with (though I'm sorry Mr. Tripp, you're not quite on the same level as Mr Goldman), but tries a little too hard to be like. My own idiocy can be blamed on the fact I just watched the movie SCARAMOUCHE of which this also is vaguely similar to (though that's more a product of the "type" of story it is, as I sincerely doubt Tripp knows the movie) and all I kept thinking was "Man if Scaramouche had just two seconds with these guys..."

Longer review later. ( )

I might like it as a book, but as an audio book it just didn't grab me. ( )

FROM AMAZON: Swashbuckling adventure for young adults by talented author and illustrator Ben Tripp. This thrilling tale of dark magic and true love is the perfect story for fans of William Goldman's The Princess Bride. In 18th-century England, young Christopher "Kit" Bristol is the unwitting servant of notorious highwayman Whistling Jack. One dark night, Kit finds his master bleeding from a mortal wound, dons the man's riding cloak to seek help, and changes the course of his life forever. Mistaken for Whistling Jack and on the run from redcoats, Kit is catapulted into a world of magic and wonders he thought the stuff of fairy tales. Bound by magical law, Kit takes up his master's quest to rescue a rebellious fairy princess from an arranged marriage to King George III of England. But his task is not an easy one, for Kit must contend with the feisty Princess Morgana, gobbling attacks, and a magical map that portends his destiny: as a hanged man upon the gallows.

The Accidental Highwayman is the perfect read for fans of adventure. Readers follow Kit Bristol, a servant for notorious thief, Whistling Jack, as he takes his master’s place in a unique quest to save a fairy princess from an unwanted marriage. Guided by a magical map, Kit faces one swashbuckling adventure after another.

I loved this book! It reminded me of another famous adventure book, but with more magic. I’m disappointed to see the sequel hasn’t been published, yet. ( )