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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It took about half the book before I really got into it. And I still didn’t fully understand everything going on. But it ended on a very enjoyable note.
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A romance set in medieval times about a couple that shares a forbidden love separated by class.
The two heroes have known each other since childhood, with Moira being in love with Addis just as long but always watching him from the shadows, since he is to marry her best friend. Many years pass, betrayals and hardships plague both their lives and they are both changed when they meet again, and this time things between them are very different.
A serious but satisfying story with a lot of obstacles in the way of the couple's happy ending. The next book in the series, [b:By Design|206091|By Design (Medieval #2)|Madeline Hunter|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388705784s/206091.jpg|1107815] is about Rhys and his own romance.
The two heroes have known each other since childhood, with Moira being in love with Addis just as long but always watching him from the shadows, since he is to marry her best friend. Many years pass, betrayals and hardships plague both their lives and they are both changed when they meet again, and this time things between them are very different.
A serious but satisfying story with a lot of obstacles in the way of the couple's happy ending. The next book in the series, [b:By Design|206091|By Design (Medieval #2)|Madeline Hunter|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388705784s/206091.jpg|1107815] is about Rhys and his own romance.
From reading two of her books, I've decided Madeline Hunter writes really mean romances. This is the second in a trio, and I've alsoread the first, "By Arrangement." Both of her men are possessive (yeah, I know that's the title...) but not possessive in a protective, loving way. Addis, the man in "By Possession" treats Moira with a "you're mine, you have no rights, I'm only letting you think you have any say" attitude and I couldn't stand it. I only finished the book because several reviewers said they liked it so much so I had to see if it changed. The last couple pages were great! Exactally what Addis should have been doing all along! These last pages hardly made up for the other 368.
Maybe this is a bit more realistic for the way a bondswoman and her lord would act towards each other, but I guess that's not what I want to read in a romance novel.
The story itself had a lot going on. There was some pagan mysticism (should have been a lot more of it, or none at all), a political uprising (which seemed to have very little consequence), and family intrigue (which got hastily summed up in the last ten pages or so).
The third book is about a character introduced in "By Possesion." There was an excerpt at the end of the book which leads me to believe Ms. Hunter has created a new, nicer, character type. I plan on finishing the trio but I hope the last book isn't as spiteful as "By Possession."
***EDIT **** 6 years later and I really have no desire to ever finish this series or read any more.
Maybe this is a bit more realistic for the way a bondswoman and her lord would act towards each other, but I guess that's not what I want to read in a romance novel.
The story itself had a lot going on. There was some pagan mysticism (should have been a lot more of it, or none at all), a political uprising (which seemed to have very little consequence), and family intrigue (which got hastily summed up in the last ten pages or so).
The third book is about a character introduced in "By Possesion." There was an excerpt at the end of the book which leads me to believe Ms. Hunter has created a new, nicer, character type. I plan on finishing the trio but I hope the last book isn't as spiteful as "By Possession."
***EDIT **** 6 years later and I really have no desire to ever finish this series or read any more.