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FLAP SAYS: set in king edward's medieval england, when garron of kersey returns home from the kings service to claim his ttitle as baron wareham he's shocked to find wareham castle very nearly destroyed by a man called the black demon. according to the last starving servants inside the castle walls the black demon was looking for silver belong to garron's brother arthur. among his remaining servants is the enigmatic merry the bastard child of the castle's priest. garron quickly suspects that she is much more than a servant: she reads and writes and makes lists just as he does. they work together to bring wareham back to it's former splendar. first of all the lack of interaction between the two main characters leaves you flat. there is VERY LITTLE romance of any kind. the majority of the book is spent fixing the castle, feeding the people and fiding out who the villian is. the while time i was reading this i was thinking how much better this would be if this were a bertrice small book. i was just unsatisfied? disappointed. i felt like it was all surface and no substance. try reading catherine coulters bride series AKA sherbrooks. it's so MUCH BETTER. or the fbi series.Read full review
I have really enjoyed Catherine Coulter books for a few years now. I know she has been writing for a long time, bit I did not discover her until I started reading historical romances again. So many of her books are a perfect combination of humor, romance, suspense and historical details. She also has this quirky writing style that most of the time works. I say most of the time, because in this book, it did not work at all. I have never been so disappointed in any other of Catherine's historical romance novels as I was in this one. This story was a blend of history and fantasy with very little romance thrown in and not for good measure. The characters were sketchy, the story was disjointed and the writing seemed childish. The supposed 'Hero' of the story was so (and I'm just going to say it) stupid, I could barely stand to read his parts of the story. This 350-ish page book took me over a week to read because I kept dreading what was coming next: a poorly fleshed-out character, terrible high-schoolesque romantic drivel or gaggingly ludicrous scene changes. All in all, I have never been so exhausted trying to finish a Catherine Coulter book as I was with this one. Buy it only if you can get it super cheap (like me) or if you have all her other books and want to keep the collection going.Read full review
An interesting trip into Medieval times. The story takes many twists and turns; never boring. Lots of Catherine Coulter's unique humor throughout as well as valiant knights, brave women, wicked witches and grimy villains. At some places this story almost takes on a fairy tale kind of feeling. Keeps your interest from beginning to end. A good and enjoyable read! Highly recommended fantasy romance.
I own approximately 55 Catherine Coulter books and have been a long-time fan. I always know that when I buy a book by Catherine Coulter, I will be pleased.
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