Review: A Great Book in a So-So Series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 22, 2014
It was worth all the frustration caused by Wildest Dreams to discover The Golden Dynasty.  This was absolutely one of the most gripping romance novels I have read.Readers should be warned that the plot features a society of primitive (by our standards) nomadic warriors.  There is nothing politically correct about the rules in this world.  The story features more than one rape scene, other sorts of violence, and there is no point in looking for equality between the sexes.  If this is something that you absolutely don`t want to read about, I would suggest you give the book a pass instead of complaining about it after being warned through reviews.Ms. Ashley does a great job of creating this society and portraying its king, Dax Lahn.  Although he could be described as a barbarian, he is definitely intelligent, a great leader and his alpha nature makes sense in this context.Circe is much less of a Rock Chick than heroines in other Ashley collections, although she does manage to collect a girl posse.  Surrounding yourself with as many female friends as possible makes sense when Circe is thrown into such a different, male-dominated violent world.  Circe is likable and definitely not the too stupid to live type heroine.I appreciated that the problems caused in their relationship made sense and were not just time killers until the HEA.Other reviewers have expressed frustration with the Karwahk language.  I definitely did some flipping back and forth in my ebook, but just made sure to bookmark the start of the dictionary pages.  In the end, it was much more believable that there was a language barrier.This is a book that I will definitely read more than once.