A review by bannisterb
I Thee Wed by Amanda Quick

2.0

Meh. I enjoyed the first half of this and many elements were strong (good leads, interesting mystery at first), but as the story went on, the story got unnecessarily complex and ventured into woo-woo territory. I'll read fantasy, but not as a plot crutch. Previous Quick novels I've read had characters who believed in mystical theories, but the leads and the story conclusions didn't lend it any credence -- the world was firmly rooted in reality. This one would not stop with the vaguely Asian mystical practices that allowed the hero or villain to easily be awesome at fighting/concealment/etc. It reminded me of the train wreck that was Kinsale's Shadow and the Star. And I did like the occasional witty banter between the leads and their employment relationship. But their romance was anything but romantic or believable. The reader doesn't even get any assurances of their growing romantic feelings when in their heads.