Review: A beautiful love story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 7, 2014
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a honest review. There are also a few slight spoilers.Marco Antonio And Amaryllis is a beautiful love story from beginning to end. What I liked best about it was that it did not follow a typical romantic storyline. Although initially I thought it would. The two lovers were separated by Amaryllis' cruel father and Marco Antonio must go and save her. But then Amaryllis' body is possessed by Mother Haydie. The fact that the very villain Marco Antonio must save his lady love from is actually residing in his love's body was a nice little twist.I also enjoyed all of the characters, particularly Rye. Rye was a funny, sweet character who was  brave, clever and loyal. I particularly enjoyed Rye's vocation as an amateur inventor. Marco Antonio was a solid male lead, but as his love Amaryllis is possessed for most of the story, we don't know as much about her. Damien too was also a fun character as was Mother Haydie herself.The ending was beautiful and had such a depth of emotion and feeling. And, like the rest of the story, it wasn't what I expected. This worked really well.Occasionally the dialogue could sound a little forced. Often characters would speak phonetically, for instance, saying, 'Ma' Lady' instead of 'my lady' and the English character's often had the 'h' in their speech removed. This at times made it hard to read. Further, dialogue was constructed to sound of a medieval era, although this was not always achieved. The use of the word 'tis' was also quite repetitive.My issues with dialogue aside, I thoroughly enjoyed this book, particularly the fact that it did not follow a 'typical' romance plot and had several original concepts. A very memorable read.