Review: Not Lovey Dovey Despite Series Being Called "Romances of Arquitaine"
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 19, 2012
The Hedgewitch QueenThis is going to be a bit of a weird review because I started reading this book and got 79% of the way through then stopped for many moons, then finished it just the weekend.  The overview will be simplified because I will have forgotten many of the details of the first 79%.Super Simplified Overview:Vianne is the princess's confidant and companion.  Tristan is the king's "left hand".  Without giving any spoilers away, Vianne and Tristan must flee from Court and embark on a journey across their land where the trouble follows them and seeks to use Vianne.  The rest I must not reveal as the summary doesn't give anything else away.Opinions:Overall I would rate this as 4 stars.  The reason why it doesn't get my fifth shiny star is that 1.) at times the writing style was hard to understand what was going on.  I was usually able to grasp the meaning, but at times I was left confused about what actually happened or was said.  2.) even at the end I couldn't tell if Tristan and Vianne were on the same side.  That is why I had stopped reading it at 79%...I wanted Vianne to trust Tristan completely but there was a lot of cryptic thinking/talking that made me not entirely sure whether that was possible.  Having read one other book by Lilith Saintcrow I probably should have seen it coming.  Also I think that the author was trying to get across that you can never tell who to trust especially with nobles and court, as everyone is playing their own game.  However, the series is called "Romances of Arquitaine" so I felt that the romance should have been better.I can't decide whether I want to read the next book or not.  Right now, I can pretend that there is a happily ever after for these two, but some of the reviews of The Bandit King might lead me to be disappointed in both books.