Review: interracial romance
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 7, 2012
First, I must say I am a huge fan of Aliyah Burke. I became hooked on Knights Vow and it is still one of my favorite interracial time-travel stories. I have only sampled this book but had to comment on the review "NO WOW FACTOR". I cannot agree or disagree with the story because I have not read it but I wanted to give kudos to the reviewer for finally mentioning something I have been too shy to admit but felt strongly. I also feel an interracial story should have some mention of race whether good or bad at some point in the story. I too have read hundreds of stories and am looking for that something 'different' that sets it apart from the regular romances I have read over the years. I don't have to have negative racial issues overshadowing characters or crude sad endings that are too realistic. Burke's Knight's Vow is a perfect example in my book. Even though the woman is a product of a mixed marriage, she clearly relates to being a black woman and we watch her go through her time-travel experiences, realistically not being accepted centuries before her time. I have read that same story line with a white heroine and although just as fun to read, this version made me say "Yep, that's probably what would have happened to a woman of color back then" but we get the yummy fantasy of snagging the hot guy in the process. Maybe some authors just want to paint the picture of interracial as the norm and that is why they do not mention it in some stories? I guess for me some of the best scenes are when characters recognize their differences and completely fall in love as if that enhanced their love not distracted from it.