A review by vreadsabook
Winter's Heat by Denise Domning

5.0

Note that this is more like 4.5 stars for a romance, for which I have laxer standards. I really liked that this book seemed very historically accurate. The plot did not necessarily hinge on whether you like the characters or not, but rather it seemed to give a glimpse into the often difficult choices women had to make during the medieval period, which left them with a more limited set of options by which to pursue their happiness. Moreover, I liked the plot's pacing, which was much slower and more descriptive than many romances. It really hinged upon the descriptions of what the heroine is doing in her daily task. Finally, I liked that the sex scenes were not the dominating force of the book, as they are in many romances. Instead, most are fade-to-black, and otherwise they focus more on the feelings of those involved rather than graphically describing the physical actions.

The only part that particularly irked me was the ending, in which a major plot point remains unresolved (perhaps to be resolved later in the series). The book's pacing became too quick there, completely different from the rest of the text.