2.5 stars. http://shelfandstuff.blogspot.com/2010/05/shield-of-roses-by-mary-pershall.html
Since this is a somewhat fanciful take on the lives of Eve (Aoife) MacMurrough and Richard de Clare, the 2nd Earl of Pembroke, I’ll give a brief run-down on their history first. In 1168 or there abouts Eve’s father, Dermot MacMurrough, sought assistance from King Henry II for aid in recapturing his...