I’ll admit, I bought this book for the title. I didn’t even read the blurb. I had skimmed a review of it before I saw it at the bookstore, so I knew it was supposed to be good.
The blurb for Kill the Farm Boy talks of the Chosen One, the Dark Lord who wishes for the Chosen One’s death… and fine cheese, a trash-talking goat, and an assassin who fears chickens, among other story hints. As silly as that sounds, it’s nothing compared to actually reading the book.
It starts when Worstley (the younger brother of Bestley) and his talking goat, Gustave, set off from their farm at the instance of a pixie. At the sleeping castle, they encounter the fighter Fia and Argabella, the bunny bard, and then request the aid of the Dark Lord, Toby. The adventuring party comes together on a quest to reach Grinda, the sand witch, to discover why she cast a sleeping spell over the castle and demand its removal, in order to return Argabella to her human form.
Of course, it gets complicated, as the sleeping spell was part of larger political intricacies in the kingdom, and they must work together to overcome a combination of large and silly obstacles to the most unlikely outcome. This book will keep you guessing and make you laugh at its oddest moments.