The Deed
- Apr 16, 2021
- 1 min read
Updated: Jan 18
Deed, Book One
by Lynsay Sands
"An innocent young beauty finds herself the fulcrum of a struggle for feudal power. Along with her ample dowry, Emma finds herself promised to Amaury de Aneford, a landless knight whose able sword has preserved the King's crown-and whose rugged good looks make her heart skip a beat.
But on the wedding day, as a rival knight gallops toward the bridal chamber, Amaury will find that making love to his naive new bride will take consummate skill. For in the conjugal bed, Emma is astonished to learn there is more to a wedding night than just a sound sleep-and more to true love than she's ever imagined."
This was just ridiculous.
That being said, these cheesy romances are somewhat a guilty pleasure, so I'm not gonna complain about it too much. Most of the things that would bother me with other books are forgiven with these - since I don't expect anything, or very little. Pure entertainment.
Even her absurd innocence and naivety makes me chuckle more than anything. The gender roles are so extreme in this that you just give up and either decide to accept and enjoy or have to throw the book across the room. (Or phone in this case: audiobook. Whoops).
I don't really know what else to say. There are knights, villains and damsels in distress galore. Kidnappings, assassination attempts - and lots of sex. That's basically how I'd summarize this book. Make of it what you will.
An enjoyable read, all things considered.
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