TOO EASY.

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This was an enjoyable read, it was. I just started noticing some things that stuck out enough that caused my rating to go down.

I did love this historical vibes and time period. That was different for a young adult book and it was a good change of pace. The audio book was already really well narrated and I flew through it (it’s short, about 7 hours).

The romance had some sweet moments but I felt like things progressed for them too easily. They’re flat out enemies and I wanted more angst between them because of that. There wasn’t a sense of will they/won’t they and even in the midst of all the things happening around them I thought the romance arc moved too swiftly. Probably a by-product of a short story, but alas, these are my thoughts.

Overall audience notes:
- Young adult historical romance
- Language: none
- Romance: kisses
- Violence: battle themes, kidnapping, whipping
- Trigger/Content Warnings: suicide ideation, loss of a spouse (prior to book, but discussed), grief, near death situations