Firstly a disclosure - I am not into historic fiction but the book made me wonder if I would have gotten more out of it if I was familiar with the actual history during that period.
I don’t think I would have finished the book had I not picked the audiobook. Initially it was a drag but it did pick pace and was quite an enjoyable read. I thought it was going to be a story of cruel king later being punished for his atrocities. But Philip the Fair turned out to be much more complex and to a certain extent very humane. Throughout the book I kept thinking that there had to be more to the Templers persecution than what was written but I could not think of any.
I was really disappointed with the abrupt ending before I realized that it was part of a series
and that did not make it any better. Overall I am glad to have read it, although not sure if I will read the entire series.