rosetyper9's review against another edition
4.0
This book, like the second book in the All the King's Men series (I haven't read Knight of Desire yet), is very passionate, fiery, and steamy. I love Ms.Mallory's writing, she puts so much love and passion into each of her characters, even her villains are truly vile. I enjoyed this book, not as much as I was expecting but it was still a very good read. I loved the connection between this book and the previous books in the series as well, they are all connected, although I don't think you had to have read the last book in order to understand this one, it would just be nice.
I love the fire between Jamie and Lennett; they have a fiery romance and Ms. Mallory dives right into their relationship, and she continues to be one of the best writers of passionate sensual scenes I have ever read. I love the detail and accuracy of the emotions and feelings she puts into each one. Very good book to have in any historical romance collection.
I love the fire between Jamie and Lennett; they have a fiery romance and Ms. Mallory dives right into their relationship, and she continues to be one of the best writers of passionate sensual scenes I have ever read. I love the detail and accuracy of the emotions and feelings she puts into each one. Very good book to have in any historical romance collection.
michellesantiago's review against another edition
4.0
This book really took me by surprise by being such a fun read. I tend not read as many medieval as I do other historical romances set in other eras because I keep picturing mud whenever I read medievals. You know, like muddy houses, pigs and chickens walking in mud, serfs with muddy and dirty clothes, drafty castles with a nasty moat and a muddy yard... this is probably thanks to all the medieval movies I've seen but needless to say, mud is not romantic and I prefer the glittering balls of Regency London. When I started, I did read this book with mud tinted glasses but soon I stopped thinking about all that and really got into the story.
Knight of Passion is the third book in Margaret Mallory's All the King's Men trilogy. I haven't read the first two books but there is no need to because this is a standalone book. It tells the story of Jamie Rayburn (the son of the heroine in Knight of Desire) and Lady Linnet, a lovely but headstrong French girl. I love Jamie and he is the kind of hero I enjoy reading about. He's strong, loyal, honorable, has a sense of humor and a bit of a beta hero in my opinion but he's no pushover. Then there's Linnet, whose main goal in life is to extract revenge against those who have driven her grandfather to ruin. She's your quintessential romance heroine in that she's beautiful, independent, intelligent, ahead of her time in thinking and stubborn to a fault. I liked her but I also wanted to shake her a few times and tell her to get over the whole revenge thing. My favorite parts of the book were the ones with Jamie and Linnet together. They had crazy chemistry and they needed each other and were better together than apart. I believed in their love and rooted for them.
There's also a great cast of secondary characters some of which are based on real historical figures and readers who have followed the series will enjoy reading updates of the leads in the previous books. I was surprised to find there's a lot of humor in this book and it's actually the first medieval romance that had me chuckling out loud. This is the first book I've read from the author and I thought it was well-written and highly enjoyable. I'm looking forward to more from her. If you're looking for a fun medieval with of great leads, royal intrigue, revenge and a medieval that'll make you forget about mud, Knight of Passion is it!
4.25 out of 5 stars
Knight of Passion is the third book in Margaret Mallory's All the King's Men trilogy. I haven't read the first two books but there is no need to because this is a standalone book. It tells the story of Jamie Rayburn (the son of the heroine in Knight of Desire) and Lady Linnet, a lovely but headstrong French girl. I love Jamie and he is the kind of hero I enjoy reading about. He's strong, loyal, honorable, has a sense of humor and a bit of a beta hero in my opinion but he's no pushover. Then there's Linnet, whose main goal in life is to extract revenge against those who have driven her grandfather to ruin. She's your quintessential romance heroine in that she's beautiful, independent, intelligent, ahead of her time in thinking and stubborn to a fault. I liked her but I also wanted to shake her a few times and tell her to get over the whole revenge thing. My favorite parts of the book were the ones with Jamie and Linnet together. They had crazy chemistry and they needed each other and were better together than apart. I believed in their love and rooted for them.
There's also a great cast of secondary characters some of which are based on real historical figures and readers who have followed the series will enjoy reading updates of the leads in the previous books. I was surprised to find there's a lot of humor in this book and it's actually the first medieval romance that had me chuckling out loud. This is the first book I've read from the author and I thought it was well-written and highly enjoyable. I'm looking forward to more from her. If you're looking for a fun medieval with of great leads, royal intrigue, revenge and a medieval that'll make you forget about mud, Knight of Passion is it!
4.25 out of 5 stars
loverofromance's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.
Introduction
Knight of Passion has been on my TBR for the longest time. I will be honest I was first drawn to these books by the covers, because the covers are superb and just so gorgeous and romantic. I love how this story felt. I will say that I do think the narrator was well done on this, I do prefer male narrators over female for historicals, that is just my personal preference. I found the premise of the story so interesting and it did have a bit of a atmospheric vibe to it especially with the courtly setting which I found super fascinating. If you love medievals, or courtly politic themes, then this one will work for you.
My Outlook
I had some mixed feelings about this book if I am being honest. I think a part of it was I was super distracted while reading which I think affected my thoughts on it. I will say that there were some aspects to the story I really enjoyed. Now I will say that the historical authenticity was super well done on this one. No surprise, as Margaret Mallory has always done a good job with this. I also enjoyed the courtly themes to the story, with the heroine being a companion to the Queen. This did have some tropes that aren't my favorite. So I will say that those threw me off for a bit. I am not big on the revenge plot and I did enjoy how the hero was firm with the heroine on the consequnces of her revenge and how it would drive a wedge between them. I found the romance to be mediocre though, I just didn't connect with them as a couple and didn't feel much on the emotion of it. But it was still an enjoyable solid read
Overall View
I found Knight of Passion to be a superbly written romance that was strong on the historical elements and had a feeling of intrigue and passion that was on point!
Rating Evaluation:
Plot: 3.5
World Building: 5
Cover: 5
Hero: 4
Heroine: 3
Steam: 4
Heart & Feels: 2.5
Ending: 4
Overall View: 3
Introduction
Knight of Passion has been on my TBR for the longest time. I will be honest I was first drawn to these books by the covers, because the covers are superb and just so gorgeous and romantic. I love how this story felt. I will say that I do think the narrator was well done on this, I do prefer male narrators over female for historicals, that is just my personal preference. I found the premise of the story so interesting and it did have a bit of a atmospheric vibe to it especially with the courtly setting which I found super fascinating. If you love medievals, or courtly politic themes, then this one will work for you.
My Outlook
I had some mixed feelings about this book if I am being honest. I think a part of it was I was super distracted while reading which I think affected my thoughts on it. I will say that there were some aspects to the story I really enjoyed. Now I will say that the historical authenticity was super well done on this one. No surprise, as Margaret Mallory has always done a good job with this. I also enjoyed the courtly themes to the story, with the heroine being a companion to the Queen. This did have some tropes that aren't my favorite. So I will say that those threw me off for a bit. I am not big on the revenge plot and I did enjoy how the hero was firm with the heroine on the consequnces of her revenge and how it would drive a wedge between them. I found the romance to be mediocre though, I just didn't connect with them as a couple and didn't feel much on the emotion of it. But it was still an enjoyable solid read
Overall View
I found Knight of Passion to be a superbly written romance that was strong on the historical elements and had a feeling of intrigue and passion that was on point!
Rating Evaluation:
Plot: 3.5
World Building: 5
Cover: 5
Hero: 4
Heroine: 3
Steam: 4
Heart & Feels: 2.5
Ending: 4
Overall View: 3
kmelso's review against another edition
4.0
Another great book from Margaret Mallory! Not as good as the previous to in my opinion but still an enjoyable read. The plot dealing with witchcraft was a little out of sorts for my taste, but it did add a different element to this series. The story between Lynett and Jamie is an interesting one but also a little unrealistic compared to the relationships in the previous books. This novel had a different twist then the previous two books which is why I gave it 4 stars.
rosetyper9's review against another edition
4.0
This book, like the second book in the All the King's Men series (I haven't read Knight of Desire yet), is very passionate, fiery, and steamy. I love Ms.Mallory's writing, she puts so much love and passion into each of her characters, even her villains are truly vile. I enjoyed this book, not as much as I was expecting but it was still a very good read. I loved the connection between this book and the previous books in the series as well, they are all connected, although I don't think you had to have read the last book in order to understand this one, it would just be nice.
I love the fire between Jamie and Lennett; they have a fiery romance and Ms. Mallory dives right into their relationship, and she continues to be one of the best writers of passionate sensual scenes I have ever read. I love the detail and accuracy of the emotions and feelings she puts into each one. Very good book to have in any historical romance collection.
I love the fire between Jamie and Lennett; they have a fiery romance and Ms. Mallory dives right into their relationship, and she continues to be one of the best writers of passionate sensual scenes I have ever read. I love the detail and accuracy of the emotions and feelings she puts into each one. Very good book to have in any historical romance collection.
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