Review: Marvelous Medieval
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 28, 2013
Oh, I do so enjoy a good medieval and Betrothal delivered.Ms. Jaxon takes us into the English Court with all its pomp and ceremony, along with strict rituals and rigid behavioral expectations. Her fabulous descriptions make the reader feel they are eating from the trenches, sipping the wine,  and watching the jousting and dancing.I especially enjoyed the historical language and attention to historical detail so brilliantly weaved throughout the story.Lady Alyse is a seventeen year-old attendant to the princess, and as the story begins, she's newly betrothed to Geoffrey, though it's his good friend Thomas she's enamored with.  She's not at all sure what to think of the man who will become her husband in two short weeks.Geoffrey, a giant of a man, jealousy guards the woman who's set his blood on fire from their first touch. He's torn between his attraction to her and is inability to wholly trust her.Betrothal is a quick, enjoyable read. My only criticism is the ending came to soon for me, though I realize the book is part of a series.Anyone who enjoys a tantalizing historical romance, should read Betrothal.  It won't disappoint.