Angel of Fire

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I really did enjoy this and Marion Hussey is always a great narrator IMHO. Not sure on the strict historical accuracy of it all, but it wasn't fluff (which I find ridiculous in a medieval). <br /><br />The setting is during the dissolution of William the Conqueror's empire after his death. His sons weren't happy to leave things as he wished (a split of his empire) and tried through various intrigues to be the one to reunite England and Normandy and rule it all.<br /><br />The heroine and her sister are the identical twin daughters of a Norman nobleman and a English noblewoman. They all live in Normandy. Her father (and pretty much all his men) are killed when he decides to honor his pledge of loyalty to the Norman Duke rather than side with King Henry of England who claims Normandy as his. This leaves the sisters without any male protection aside from the loyalty of their father's unacknowledged bastard who was a very likeable character and likely a deliberate foil to the villain. <br /><br />The heroine is strong yet likeable. She sometimes loses her temper and says things she doesn't mean, but she's not a "spitfire, foot stomping nightmare" by any means. She's smart and willing to make choices and take the responsibility if those choices come with unforseen consequences.<br /><br />Some readers were turned off by the death of a main character (not H/h). It was hard to take and painful to read about, but to me it made it more real. Depends on your preference/point of view. I'm perhaps too conditioned by Game of Thrones to feel like I'm really reading a medieval unless something horrible happens to a beloved character (and yes, I realize GoT takes place in a make believe world). <br /><br />Aside from the death (which I won't spoil) another tragedy befalls the heroine quickly upon that one's heels. The poor girl doesn't have an easy time of it.<br /><br />I was pleased by Crosby's portrayal of the main villain. He was not cartoonishly evil although he did some very evil things. He evoked some unwanted sympathy both in the reader and the heroine. That's the kind of villain I genuinely prefer unless I'm reading an OTT Harlequin where the eeeeeevil villain with no redeeming characteristics is often entertaining.<br /><br />My main criticism was that this should have been a bit longer. Which is odd since many of these older historicals tend to lean toward the too long. I felt like the H/h needed at least 25-50 pages together where they were doing something other than fighting their attraction or dealing with various tragedies.

I kept vacillating in how I felt about this book. The things I liked were the interesting characters, although they seemed mercurial at times. I liked that Chrestien was strong and independent, and the reasons why she was that way made sense for the time period. I thought that Weston was a pretty yummy hero. I liked the medieval setting and the storyline was interesting. I did not like that a major character was killed off (not the heroine or hero). I was very upset with that and I found it hard to go on to read. I am still not sure why this occurred. It's my first book by this author, and I would read more, but I certainly have read some better medievals, and probably a few that were not as good.<br />

2.5

This was a nice, enjoyable read! I liked it.

It was ok. What I didn't like is that Weston never tells her he loves her. What I did like is the fact the author made me feel compassion for the villian (Rowlfe). The story just lacked strength in the conflicts, but considering this was her first book, I was very impressed. I also discovered that the version I read is a re-write from the original.. cleaned up.. UGGH why must authors feel compelled to censor themselves for the prudish? Just write from your heart!

<a href="https://goodreads.com/book/show/34725608.Eine_Braut_f_r_den_Silberwolf_Mittelalterliche_Liebesgeschichten" title="Eine Braut für den Silberwolf Mittelalterliche Liebesgeschichten by Tanya Anne Crosby" rel="noopener">Eine Braut für den Silberwolf: Mittelalterliche Liebesgeschichten</a> von <a href="https://goodreads.com/author/show/178235.Tanya_Anne_Crosby" title="Tanya Anne Crosby" rel="noopener">Tanya Anne Crosby</a> ist eine mittelalterliche Liebesgeschichte, in der es um die Zwillingsschwestern Chrestien und Adelaine geht. Ihr Vater stirbt bei einer Schlacht und um ihr Anwesen und sich selbst zu retten beschließt Chrestien ihre Schwester zu verheiraten und selber im Kloster Schutz zu suchen. Jedoch geht einiges schief, denn so gut wie niemand weiß, dass Lord de Lontaine Zwillinge hatte. Als es ein Ritter davon erfährt, versucht er alles um Chrestien zu seiner Frau zu machen. Da kommt der Silberwolf des Königs Weston FitzStephens genau richtig um sie zu retten.<br /><br />Als erstes muss ich sagen, dass ich mir ganz etwas anderes erwartet hatte. Als ich in der Buchbeschreibung über einen Silberwolf gelesen hatte, dacht ich mir in diesem Buch kommen Werwölfe vor, jedoch ist dieses Buch ganz ohne Fantasy. Was natürlich nichts Negatives ist. Es hat nur etwas gebraucht bis ich verstanden habe, dass keine Werwölfe vorkommen.<br /><br />Im Großen und Ganzen war dieses Buch nicht schlecht. Mittelalterliche Szenarien haben mir schon immer sehr gut gefallen, jedoch zweifle ich etwas an der Richtigkeit des Mittelalterlichen. Einige Dinge sind mir dann doch etwas komisch vorgekommen. Aber ich finde es toll, dass am viel Mühe in ein einigermaßen richtiges Vokabular gesteckt hat. So hatte man doch das Gefühl direkt im französischen Mittelalter gelandet zu sein. Auch gewisse Geschehnisse oder Personen haben historische Grundlagen. Es war auch nicht übertrieben romantisch und kitschig, was ja nicht zu dieser Epoche passt.<br /><br />Ich hatte im Buch ein paar Probleme mit den Charakteren. Mit Chrestien bin ich eigentlich nie ganz so warm geworden und auch ein paar ihrer Handlungen sind mir nicht sonderlich sinnvoll erschienen bzw. haben sich nicht passend angefühlt. Ihr Schwester Adelaine ist genau das Gegenteil von ihr, jedoch habe ich auch nicht zu ihr eine gute Bindung aufbauen können. Zu Weston, unseren männlichen Protagonisten waren von meiner Seite ebenfalls wenig Gefühle. Allgemein habe ich bei diesem Buch mit den Charakteren keine große Bindung aufgebaut. Wen ich aber sehr gerne mag ist Aubert, ein Ritter und guter Freund von Chrestien. Er war mir von Beginn an sympathisch!<br /><br />Die Handlung hatte so ziemlich alles was man sich erhofft. Kämpfe, Liebe, Verschwörungen, Intrigen und vieles mehr. Es ist ein tolles Buch, das man Zwischendurch lesen kann, aber man fiebert dennoch mit.

I own the Medieval Heroes book but am reviewing each novel separately. The story of Chrestien's and Weston's unlikely love blooming against a backdrop of sibling devotion and sibling jealousy, death and sadness. There are a few humorous moments as well, most taking place when the heroine is dressed as a boy. I laughed out loud when she was compared to an elf. The book is well-written, relatively free of grammatical errors, and flows nicely. The historical details are accurate; novels such as this always compel to do more historical research on my own. The book is not clean, I wasn't expecting it to be, but the few sex scenes involve the already-married couple. <br /><br />SPOILERS: In my opinion, the death of one of the characters was unnecessary and much too sad. Plus, at the end of the book, I actually felt sorry for the villain. Criminally insane or not, weren't there places for a person so terribly ill back then?

I admit this book started out a little slow for me. I had to force myself to stick with it. But by around the third to the fourth chapter, it takes a turn and things get interesting. <br /><br />This book is full of low, anger, jealously, and secrets. Which means it is good. <br /><br />I loved the bond between the twin sisters and the relationship they had that balanced them out.<br /><br />I found The Silver Wolfes first encounter with Chrestien de Lontaine to be entertaining. Their relationship is filled with a few bumps but ultimately they find their path. <br /><br />This story was well written, the characters were complex and likable. The story itself though slow in the beginning becomes a very enjoyable read. The mixture of characters brings it to life and the secrets they reveal leave you wanting more. <br /><br />Overall a very good read and one I would definitely recommend to friends.

<strong>I could Hardly Put Down "Angel Of Fire"</strong><br /><br />This book has so much Love, Anger, Jealousy, Defeat, Fear, and so many other emotional scenes it was a hard one to put Down. After Lord Gilbert gets killed in battle, he leaves his twin daughters alone to figure out their futures. The girls are like night and day, one a loving genteel personality, while the other is a take charge and leave no prisoners type. As the story unfolds there is a vindictive step brother in their mist that causes an accident and the mild mannered twin is killed. . This part was so well written and emotional that I cried like a baby...There is much more to the story that will keep you awake past midnight. Another Winner By Tanya Ann Crosby.