Honestly don't know if I'll make it through this one...I'm listening to it on audio during my commute to work, and the main character is really grating on my nerves. I've never really been into the plot where two characters hate each other and then fall in love...and Sir Bishop is a real ass, so I don't see why any woman would want to be with him, regardless of how perfect his "parts" are. But then, I also don't normally pick up romance novels, so maybe I'm just not used to the genre. Plus side? At least the woman reading this has an interesting voice. There's nothing worse than an ill-read audiobook......I confess, after a while I had to skip over the sex scenes. I just couldn't get into them, and the fact that the lead female was so enamoured of the lead male after his treatment of her annoyed me to no end, so when they started having sex my brain clouded over and went "ew." There seemed no reason for these two (or the other two) to get together other than sheer animal lust...which I guess is ok if you're a hormonal teenager in the world of today,but that doesn't apply here. Kitchy end. But the narrator has a very engaging voice, so one star.
A reluctant 2-1/2 Stars. I'm not sure what happened. The story starts out all right, but as soon as we get to the 'else-when' scenes the story seems to lose coherence and, well, interest, to honest.Since this is the first book of Coulter's books I've heard/read, I'm willing to give her the benefit of the doubt on her fantasy elements, but in the end they were neither clever or creative. I could see her surprise unveiling (view spoiler)[the parents in the else-when & their son Merlin Ambrosious (hide spoiler)]
What do You think about The Penwyth Curse (2002)?
The Penwyth Curse was a fun quirky novel set in 13th Century England, about a castle with a curse on it: If an enemy attacks the castle, he will die; if the maiden who lives within the castle has green eyes and red hair and is forced into marriage, then he will die!Along comes our hero who is sent by the king to put an end to this curse. The king is tired of losing his knights who try to take this castle. The hero, Bishop is promised the deed to the castle as well as the maiden's hand once he breaks the curse. Thus, the dilemma is born.Cute story. There are several very steamy sex scenes. Not recommended for kids, but it's lots of fun for adults.
—Annette
