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The Bride by Julie Garwood
3.75
adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book was very plot forward, solidly in the bonkers fun zone. It's set in 1100 but the characters act a little bit like they're living in the 1980s. Jamie, the FMC, was really fun to read and there were a lot of running gags that were quite funny. Alec, the MMC, basically just lived to push Jamie's buttons and vice versa. 
Ultimately this was far sweeter and funnier than I hoped but it was also a little frenetic. As far as consent, I felt like it was very comfy, it's a marriage of convenience but there's no bodice ripping or forced seduction. Jamie has a lot of agency and she is kind of a badass.

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