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A review by jackie_recommends
Princess of Fire by Shannon Drake
3.0
I.....am torn. This was clearly well-researched and planned and written.
However, it is an older romance. And as such a lot of the tropes that were common when this was published now...aren't.
Spoiler- there's a semi- almost rape scene between hero and heroine in the first thirty pages...major no no right there. Then some of the things he says to her just...I can't. Also, as a medievalist yes, I know that "that was how things were" etc. But listen, I'm reading a romance. Not historical literature.
So while the writing and research deserve a higher rating, I'm only giving this one a 3/5.
However, it is an older romance. And as such a lot of the tropes that were common when this was published now...aren't.
Spoiler- there's a semi- almost rape scene between hero and heroine in the first thirty pages...major no no right there. Then some of the things he says to her just...I can't. Also, as a medievalist yes, I know that "that was how things were" etc. But listen, I'm reading a romance. Not historical literature.
So while the writing and research deserve a higher rating, I'm only giving this one a 3/5.