Her Rebel Heart
by Alison Stuart
GENRE: #HistoricalAdventureRomance
STANDALONE
My rating: ★★★★☆
A solid 3.7 rounded up to 4!
Easy read, light romance with a hint of adventure, no drama and happy ending guaranteed.
🏰 THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The setting is the English Civil War, but other than that, there is no real historical information in the book, except perhaps the fact that the author was inspired by real women who endured a siege of their castle when their husbands were engaged in wars.
📜 THE PLOT IN SHORT
The story takes place in England at the times of the Civil War.
Sir John Felton's two daughters are left completely alone with the garrison in their manor, Kinton Lacy Castle.
Deliverance is a classic tomboy who studies all the books in the library on war tactics to defend her home. On the other hand, Penitence, a true beauty, is more feminine and is pining over her broken engagement to her neighbor and lover Jack Farrington, who now fights for the opposing faction, the Royalists.
Captain Luke Collyer and his men are sent from Gloucester to Kinton Lacy by the girls' stern father to help them resist the siege and save the castle and all the people living within the walls. Luke has a certain reputation with women, and the disheveled woman dressed in breeches, who does not want to give up the command, is certainly not his ideal type of woman... and yet, between one skirmish and another, the two begin to collaborate and respect each other. The attraction and a strong feeling are a natural consequence... but the situation is critical and dangerous, someone is betraying from within, and perhaps giving in to feelings is not the wisest thing to do...
🤗 MY UNVARNISHED THOUGHTS
🎭 THE CHARACTERS
As soon as I read the names of the two sisters (Deliverance and Penitence ??? Seriously ? ... Awful !!!) and that Luke was considered a womanizer and she was rebellious and stubborn, I wanted to abandon the book... but since it was already the fourth that I started without then going on, I decided to continue. Horrendous names and two clichés that I hate... But fortunately, the characters turned out to be more pleasant than what was my first impression, and it was easy to grow fond of them.
I admit that all, but especially the two main characters, could have been explored a little more; however, when I finished my reading, I realized that I missed them, and that is exactly what makes me understand the grade. I liked them and their story.
💞 THE LOVE STORY: SLOW-BURN AND ADVENTURE
Hmm... Actually, I would not recommend this book to those who read mainly romances because the whole story is a mix of various elements, and the author does not focus mainly on kisses and meetings.
To be honest, I liked this fiction precisely for that reason. Indeed, I enjoyed the adventure and the twists (which however were resolved quite quickly) and the love story developed slowly without being too sappy (which I hate and really didn't want).
👉 It's a clean romance up to 80% of the book, then there's one sex scene (which seems a little out of line with the rest of the writing style of the book), but even if it's explicit it's not vulgar and it's described briefly, so nothing particularly steamy.
👉 The language is clean and that's something I always appreciate.
👉 It's a fast paced adventure, I never found a moment of lull and this helped raise my rating.
✨ THE COZY VERDICT
This is not a particularly exciting novel that will remain engraved in your memory, but it's a pleasant read, highly recommended to those looking for an undemanding content and an entertaining read.
Thank you all for stopping by and reading my opinion! :-)
With love,
Tizi 🐾😽
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