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rekadarnb 's review for:
A Triple Knot
by Emma Campion
**Received a copy of this book from Read It Forward; I was not paid or coerced to provide an honest review**
I won't exactly say that this review contains "spoilers" per se, but I do talk about the ending, which isn't really a big surprise since it's historical fiction; I'll try to keep it vague, though.
First of all, the heroine was naïve and ridiculous when it came to her cousin, Ned. He was a horrible person, yet Joan kept trying to give him the benefit of the doubt; in this, I felt that she never grew up, and because of this naïveté, she ultimately caused her own unhappiness. There was really nothing to admire about her. She had a couple of funny thoughts, but other than that, her character fell flat.
I'm a modern woman so me reading about this medieval times, i.e., men marrying barely of-age girls put a sour taste in my mind, but I had to press on and put it into perspective of the time period. (Heaven forbid, we resort back to those outrageous times!) I enjoyed some of the women in the novel, but I understand why most of them were conniving: they had no choice since so much of their well-being depending on snaring a man.
Ned was trip. I'd consider him the best villain ever, if the main protagonist weren't so stupid. I need my characters and their enemies to be somewhat equally matched. Joan didn't stand a chance.
I did enjoy the story and learning some history, and the book was well written. Not sure I'd recommend it to just anyone either (my mother likes historical romances, but this one was a bit dry on the love scenes, so she's definitely not the right audience). I won't be re-reading it.
I won't exactly say that this review contains "spoilers" per se, but I do talk about the ending, which isn't really a big surprise since it's historical fiction; I'll try to keep it vague, though.
First of all, the heroine was naïve and ridiculous when it came to her cousin, Ned. He was a horrible person, yet Joan kept trying to give him the benefit of the doubt; in this, I felt that she never grew up, and because of this naïveté, she ultimately caused her own unhappiness. There was really nothing to admire about her. She had a couple of funny thoughts, but other than that, her character fell flat.
I'm a modern woman so me reading about this medieval times, i.e., men marrying barely of-age girls put a sour taste in my mind, but I had to press on and put it into perspective of the time period. (Heaven forbid, we resort back to those outrageous times!) I enjoyed some of the women in the novel, but I understand why most of them were conniving: they had no choice since so much of their well-being depending on snaring a man.
Ned was trip. I'd consider him the best villain ever, if the main protagonist weren't so stupid. I need my characters and their enemies to be somewhat equally matched. Joan didn't stand a chance.
I did enjoy the story and learning some history, and the book was well written. Not sure I'd recommend it to just anyone either (my mother likes historical romances, but this one was a bit dry on the love scenes, so she's definitely not the right audience). I won't be re-reading it.