The King's Horrible Bride

While this book was less predictable than the first book in the series and fairly cute, it had some major issues that prevented my enjoying it.

Firstly, there was a transgender comment or “joke” that ran across two chapters and ended up being hysterically laughed about by the lead. There is nothing funny about transgenderism. It has no place in a Christian fiction book, as this genre is supposed to look different than those genres of the general market. I don't read Christian books to get the junk of the world thrust in my face.

Secondly, I don't see how a dirty joke about a naked person is funny, let alone someone's “hardest laugh ever,” but I do see how it rebels against apostle Paul's admonition to stay away from “filthiness, foolish talk, and coarse jesting, which are not fitting” (Ephesians 5:3-5). Christian fiction isn't supposed to mock the core values of faith in Jesus.

Thirdly, I don't think “the good Lord would indulge” anyone simply because a problem “came out of the blue and all.” That's more like how Aladdin's Genie worked in the Disney animated movie.

I really wanted to like this book, but it fell really flat for me.

Content:
* many replacement expletives and profanities
* alcohol
* tobacco
* a derogatory term

Rating: 1 star

I was not compensated for my honest review.