Review: Choose the Sky

Choose the Sky by Elizabeth Cole
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This was the first book by Cole that I have read, I liked the fact that it was set in 1141, a completely different time than we are used to seeing in 'historical' romances.

I found the beginning a bit hard to get through, it felt like the first two chapters were just a bit too much in the way of an info dump that could have been handled later in the story. I would have liked it to have started at chapter 2 to give a bit more suspense to Lady Domina's character. the pacing picks up once we get back to her castle.

The only main problem I had with the story was how the issue of consent was handled. Although probably accurate for the times, I had issues with how that part of the relationship started and how Sir Luc kept saying that he would respect her wishes and then still soft pushing them. Maybe I'm just overtly sensitive, but it made me start skimming those parts of the book as I didn't find the interactions enjoyable.

The mystery about who the trader is would have been solved much faster if everyone had stopped being so self-centered and just thought about it logically, so I actually found myself slightly sympathizing with the villain at the end.

Fast read, slightly irritating relationship, interesting setting that I wish had been expanded on a bit more.

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