Ratings28
Average rating3.1
I really wanted to like this more than I did.
It just doesn't hold up over time; it was written 20+ years ago and it shows.
For me Hawk was a bit too one dimensional, good at everything, excessively attractive, and no real flaws. I thought for a moment it was going to explore his trauma of being used as the court courtesan but it never went there and just glazed over it, and pretty much said it was fine ‘cause now he's really good in bed... like I said, this book is very much a product of it's time.
The villain/main conflict was really ‘meh' and predictable. I did actually like Adrienne, her present time (1997) story was an odd choice but I guess it works for a good reason to want to stay in the 1500s.
so yeah, it was just kind of a forgettable read for me. I have read others in this series that I liked much more so I'll just keep going and hope the next will be better.