Review: Enjoyable
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 28, 2012
Just my opinion, but I don't think drawing comparison to Gabaldon or Gregory was the way to go here. C.J. Archer's Honor Bound is good, definitely worth the 2.99 it is currently listed for on Amazon, but, and I don't mean this to sound snarky, it doesn't have a thing on Outlander or The Queen's Fool. Even as a tease the line seems a just tad ostentatious. Again, not trying to be discouraging or demeaning, just offering up a little perspective.That being said, I liked this one. It took a while to figure that out, but I got there. I spent a lot of time wondering when Isabel's secret was going to be incorporated into the plot and that sort of put a damper on my enthusiasm for the rest of the story. Up to the halfway point Isabel is working as an apothecary's assistant, trying to convince herself she can live a normal life, refusing to use or even acknowledge her abilities. I was about to give up hope and then, there it was. Not only that, it wasn't presented half-heartedly in some cheese filled plot twist. No, it was beautifully incorporated as an essential aspect of book. I was pretty impressed, and no, I'm not just saying this to make up for my earlier comments. I stand by both one hundred percent.Archer's love birds possess some very modern sensibilities, I personally like period personalities to fit the era of their story, but beyond that I can't fault the book. Not about shout Archer's praises from the rooftop or anything but I'm certainly up for the second installment of the series.