A review by fruity999
A Connecticut Fashionista in King Arthur's Court by Mari Mancusi

1.0

I picked up this book because I love stories of amazing women traveling through time and this sounded like fun. I didn’t have much fun reading it though. I found the main character very unlikeable and I know unlikeable characters aren’t always a good reason to dislike a book but it was tough to find anything else likeable. The main character is selfish and flippant. The dialogue is often the opposite of body positive and almost homophobic. I don’t care how great you think you gaydar is, you don’t go around outing people before they are ready, especially in eras where that sort of revelation could have you burnt at the stake. Also there are a number of comments about being raped by ‘ugly’ men as though being raped by attractive people makes it ok. It doesn’t. I’d have probably loved this 10 years ago but now it doesn’t hit the spot as it’s way too problematic. I wouldn’t recommend it.