A review by pinknantucket
I Thee Wed by Amanda Quick

4.0

What a fabulously over-the-top Regency romance. Secret societies! Martial arts! Magic potions! Murder! Admirable bosoms! I should make it clear that I HAD drunk two glasses of wine on an empty stomach as I embarked on this horrid novel but I enjoyed it immensely. It featured another excellent plot device to bring the hero and heroine in close proximity, the "both-seeking-sanctuary-in-the-same-wardrobe" device—really, excellent. Why don't we all do this thing more often in real life? Also I appreciated that there were plenty of mysteries to keep us occupied while the hero and heroine decided that they did, indeed, truly love each other. When a book is just about the latter it really is dreadfully dull, as it inevitably relies on some ridiculous misunderstanding that has to last 100 pages or so. This is the first novel by Amanda Quick I've read—I think those by Julia Quinn are more "authentic" in their depiction of the Regency era; Quick just pops in the odd word like "reticule" or "breeches" to paint a quick sketch of the time—but I really didn't mind. Hurrah for horrid novels!