Review: One of My Favorite KA Books
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 12, 2013
I've read all three Fantasyland series books, and then re-read this one - something I never do.  I really like all three books, but this one is one of my favorite of ALL of Kristen Ashley's books - and I've read 90%+ of her books.  I think the KA books I like the most are those with a hero and heroine who are thrown together (and who may have never willing chosen each other) and how they build a relationship out of basically nothing, other than physical attraction.  It sounds like a corny premise for a plot, but KA makes it happen like no one else.  The Golden Dynasty was all about the building of a relationship, about how several interactions and dialogues between two completely unlike people culminate in a really satisfying HEA.  The other two books in the series are similar in that they involve forced marriages.  This is a long book but none of it feels like filler.  The other thing about this series is that the heroines really lay it out for the heroes, being very straight forward and direct about their feelings, rather than the other way around.  The heroines have a spunkiness and a way of making lemonade out of too many lemons - i.e., making the most of things - which makes them very easy to like.  I can't wait for the continuation of this series.