Helpful Score: 4
To read a medieval novel is to be there and on those occasions when I want to read a medieval novel, I want it to be such as The Merchants Daughter.
I was incredibly impressed with the fact that there wasnt a great deal of overwhelming facts about the setting or customs of the time period, and yet the setting was masterfully crafted through the entire novel. I could have been standing in that square, or scrubbing that floor in the castle, because without a great deal of thinking about it I stepped into this enchanting world.
Loosely based on the fairy tale of Beauty and the Beast, I was caught up in the unlikely romance between Ranulf and Annabel. Right from the beginning they both have so much going against them, and yet the closer they become, the more the rift seems to want to pull them apart.
I wouldnt call the romance simple. It was definitely sweet, but with an edge that left me breathless as to whether that edge would destroy what little ground Ranulf and Annabel had claimed.
The Merchants Daughter charmed and beguiled me and in the end left me hopeful and content, though wishing for a few more pages, just to enjoy the wonder of the story.
This review is my honest opinion. Thanks to the Amazon Vine program for my copy to review.
I was incredibly impressed with the fact that there wasnt a great deal of overwhelming facts about the setting or customs of the time period, and yet the setting was masterfully crafted through the entire novel. I could have been standing in that square, or scrubbing that floor in the castle, because without a great deal of thinking about it I stepped into this enchanting world.
Loosely based on the fairy tale of Beauty and the Beast, I was caught up in the unlikely romance between Ranulf and Annabel. Right from the beginning they both have so much going against them, and yet the closer they become, the more the rift seems to want to pull them apart.
I wouldnt call the romance simple. It was definitely sweet, but with an edge that left me breathless as to whether that edge would destroy what little ground Ranulf and Annabel had claimed.
The Merchants Daughter charmed and beguiled me and in the end left me hopeful and content, though wishing for a few more pages, just to enjoy the wonder of the story.
This review is my honest opinion. Thanks to the Amazon Vine program for my copy to review.
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