Last word first: Very sexy historical romance... I only wish I knew what a kirtle was. (4/5)Would Joe like this book? No. Except possibly the sex scenes... lol.
Description: He's a tall, handsome knight with a secret. She's an adventurous beauty with more than a few secrets of her own. Finnula needs money for her sister's dowry, and fast. Hugo Fitzstephen, returning home to England from the Crusades with saddlebags of jewels, has money, and lots of it. What could be simpler than to kidnap him and hold him for ransom?
Well, for starters, Finnula could make the terrible mistake of falling in love with her hostage.
My thoughts: The premise of this book is pretty entertaining, even before you get to the story. The book is written by Mia Thermopolis, the main character of Cabot’s Princess Diaries books. Meg Cabot is just helping her write. A chapter from one of the Princess Diaries books is included at the back, explaining a bit about why Mia is writing.
Therefore, Meg Cabot’s trademark humorous style is toned down quite a bit in this novel, though smile-worthy scenes are found throughout. The main characters are extremely likeable and fun to adventure with. This is a romance novel, yes, but it’s a romance novel with an actual plot and character development! (Of which I’m sure there are many, I’m just addressing comments people made to me when I told them what I was reading.) Reading a romance novel is definitely off the beaten track for me, but I really enjoyed this story.
So, overall, I recommend this book! It’s fun, sexy and definitely worth a read.
Content warning: Steamy sex scenes and adult conversation abound. Definitely not appropriate for children.
3 comments:
Great review.
Would you believe I have not read a book by Meg Cabot?! O boy. Maybe I should get this one...the cover alone screams sensual to me.
I didn't know Meg Cabot writes historical romance. Hmm, would have to check that out.
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