I am a little late getting to this one. I’ve wanted to read it since I first saw it, but just never had the time to pick it up. Then one day before all this crazy quarantine stuff started, I found a copy of it for cheap at one of those surplus stores, and so I couldn’t pass it up. I decided with all the extra time I have now to go ahead and pick it up, and boy am I glad I finally did! It was so good! It took me less than two days to read it.

We have a pretty nice Renaissance Festival as we call it, here where I live in Kansas City. So I do enjoy going to that, and of course I tended to picture a lot of this story in that setting that I am familiar with. Although I have often thought it would be fun to work there, and there are even some teachers and other librarians in my current school district who do work there, I can’t imagine wearing the elaborate costumes in the heat of the time of the year it takes place.

This was a really good enemies to lovers story. There were parts that almost had cliche romance story essence, but were able to be changed enough to make them what seems more realistic to me, as well as made for a much better story in my opinion. Of course we had a wonderful HEA, and I’ve now seen there is going to be a sequel, and I’m excited to read that as well!

I’m even recommending this one to my friends that work at the RenFest even if I don’t think they normally read this kind of book, just because I think they’ll enjoy all the aspects related to the Renaissance Faire in the story. My only sadness after reading this is wondering if we will get to enjoy the event this fall, or if it will be put off due to all the craziness in the world these days.

Review first appeared on Lisa Loves Literature.