Storyline is alright, not the most captivating, but I at least read the whole book. The dialogue in the book though is horrible. It is like the author had old english translator and would change every few words, where there was bad fluidity. The conversations in general were weak and choppy as well as predictable. The plot was predictable, but still enjoyable, wish there was a little more depth with the characters, I fell in love with none of them. Read better, read worse. *shoots herself* Ok, I got redirected to this book somehow through a fantasy novel recommendation. So I began this book fully expecting a historical fantasy novel, with romance of course. Boy, was I in for a surprise.First of all, this novel is the epitome of mediocre writing, with choppy sentences and awful repetition. Secondly, this is just a silly historical romance, and a bad one at that. The summary suggests an intriguing tale of a woman in the belly of the beast, pretending to broker a peace agreement via marriage while preparing for revenge. She may or may not fall in love with the enemy along the way. Interesting as that summary is, the actual story is anything but. The heroine is more like a whiny teenager than a warrior princess, and the hero's job is to act as her chastising father. The story packs the brainpower of a weasel, most scenarios are very unrealistic even for romance. The heroine, while in her enemy's castle. does nothing but call her betrothed "monster" and his people "heathen" although she's supposed to carefully plan the assassination of the said betrothed so her brother can storm the castle and take over. But never mind, for our heroine it means whine and bitch throughout the whole thing, no matter that it could actually piss of your enemy for a far worse fate. There's zero authenticity in this story, in characterization, setting and half-a**sed language. Reading this is such a chore if you have half a brain, though I suspect the novel might appeal to the tween crowd.
Do You like book The Commander's Desire (2008)?
Liked this romance. However, I think I would like my daughters to be a little older to read it.
—Lfark
This was actually a lot better than I thought it would be.
—johanna
