Review: A different kind of story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 30, 2013
I enjoy a book with a different sort of plot and this was interesting because of the location and background of the characters.  I get a little tired of characters being attracted to one another and that creating anger.  I understand frustration, but the fits of anger get tiresome.  Being extremely interested in history and having read many things about the time and about Eleanor and Louis, it was interesting for me to get even a fictional look at their personal life.  To put women in a position of power is unusual in those times, but Eleanor certainly was "in power" even in later life when she was a prisoner.  Unfortunately, as in most cases, I figured out the circumstanses of Catherine's/Peony's situation, but that did not make the book less interesting. Lord Payen was everything a reader could want in a hero - kind, considerate and confused by women!  Historically, I enjoyed this and it made for a cozy read, suffering their problems and battles while curled up comfortably on my couch.  I am not sure I would read the rest of the series as the other ladies did not particularly interest me, but who knows?  Maybe I will.