Review: Good As Expected
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 21, 2014
This book may be one of Georgia Fox's best books ever written, even though it's only 135 pages long- short like the others. Time was taken to nicely develop the characters and their backgrounds which made them more likeable and endearing, with wonderful quirks and habits. We learn that Lady Amias has a heart of gold and is not really "unbreakable" in terms of feelings, besides being known for her bad temper and that Stryker Bloodaxe, her husband, is not as promiscuous, uncouth, and still hung up over his first crush, Elsinora, as we all first thought. There were moments of enjoyable levity between Amias and Stryker, caused by their humorous banter which started from the moment that they met, each trying to control the other. That moment itself was laughable because Stryker mistakes her for one of the whores that he ordered for his bachelor party. As another reader has mentioned, the book does resemble The Taming of the Shrew, in some ways.What confuses me a bit is the addition of that first section in the beginning with the nameless romance writer who experiences rude people on her flight out of the country. That, in itself, is funny because I find myself identifying with her because we all know rude people are everywhere, especially on planes. When we get to the end of the book, it becomes apparent how that section ties in with the rest of the book because it leaves the door wide open for a sequel to The Barbarian. Though it's obvious why the sections are there, I still feel that they're a bit unnecessary and deviates attention from the main story. I would rather that those pages be filled with more scenes from Amias' and Stryker's time together in 1084.Overall, the book was outstanding and turned out to be one of the author's better works. It was more well-written, well-developed, and humorous, compared to her other books, even though this one did have less sizzling love scenes. Definitely, would highly recommend.