Review: Enjoyable Short Story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 19, 2012
The first thing I love most about this book is that Allegra and Nicholas's relationship is already established. While I don't mind the whole meet, courtship, marriage plotline, it's just really nice to read a book where that's already happened and we get to read what is going wrong - or right.Allegra is a very strong female lead. She is firm in her beliefs, knows what she wants, and isn't afraid to do as she pleases. I like how she speaks her mind, even when she should maybe hold her tongue. But best of all, she doesn't give in to her husband just because he snaps his fingers.Nicholas is a good male lead, if a bit frustrating at times. But that's what this book is about - Nicholas has been gone for eight years to fight in the King's War. He doesn't exactly know how to be a husband and doesn't know how to talk to his wife about things that are happening.I just loved this novella - which read more like a full-length novel. I can't wait to read the adventures of Allegra's sisters in upcoming books.