Rating: 3.5
James is about to become king. Although betrothed to the lovely Alice, he beds many women throughout the castle. Alice is marrying him for power. His step-mother, Mary is not looking forward to his coronation and is at work to undermine him. Somewhere else in the kingdom, a girl named Elle is inducted into a coven of witches. They have great plans for her, involving seducing James...
Let me start off by saying that this was a very interesting and enjoyable book. It would have received a higher rating from me were it not for two things, the poor editing and the overcomplicated-ness of the plots and characters.
There were a few really unique sex scenes in this that made it quite interesting - not your typical vanilla stuff. I thought it was a good representation of this class of society during this time period (at least from what I have seen on shows like the Tudors and Reign). It reminded me of those televisions shows a lot, so I was able to paint a good picture in my head of the events. I do think that there were too many characters introduced at once, and their names were all very similar so that made things confusing at times. I was also unsure of whether or not this was intended to be historical fiction. There were a lot of names I recognized but the events seemed different than what I have seen/heard before.
What really sticks out to me about this book is the Pagan scenes. The ceremonies and the potion brewing that the witches did was really QUITE fascinating and I do think I will be interested in reading the rest of the series if only for those sections. The rest of the book seemed a bit rushed and not quite put together. As mentioned, the editing was not great. There was a multitude of grammar errors - tense shifts, misspellings, word misusages, etc. With better editing, this book could be really great.
I do think I will read the next one - this one left off at a bit of a cliffhanger!
Grammar/Editing: Poor
Violence: Medium - There was not a lot of violence in this book. One man is murdered with a sword for political reasons.
Profanity: Heavy - Lots of F-bombs, A words, and more. Fits in with the content of the book, which is highly sexual!
Sexuality: Extreme - There were three graphic sex scenes in this book, and multiple references to it. Characters were often thinking about sex and talking about sex.
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