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From Brittany's misty shores to the decadent splendor of Paris's royal court, one woman must fulfill her destiny-while facing the treacherous designs of Catherine de Medici, the dark queen.She is Ariane, the Lady of Faire Isle, one of the Cheney sisters, renowned for their mystical skills and for keeping the isle secure and prosperous. But this is a time when women of ability are deemed sorceresses, when Renaissance France is torn by ruthless political intrigues, and all are held in thrall to the sinister ambitions of Queen Catherine de Medici. Then a wounded stranger arrives on Faire Isle, bearing a secret the Dark Queen will do everything in her power to possess. The only person Ariane can turn to is the comte de Renard, a nobleman with fiery determination and a past as mysterious as his own unusual gifts.Riveting, vibrant, and breathtaking, The Dark Queen follows Ariane and Renard as they risk everything to prevent the fulfillment of a dreadful prophecy-even if they must tempt fate and their own passions.- from Barnes & NobleSo I read this book because I was super bored. I thought the plot was slow starting off but as the story went on it got faster. Although the plot was good i found my self thinking about other things like rather or not I should paint my finger nails or not. If I have to force my self to pay attention to a book that is not a good thing. I find the characters to be I don't know how else to put it besides flat. To me they come off as one dimensional like I understand that you are the Lady of Faire Ilse but does that mean that you can't be in love. I found my self more interested in Gabrielle and Remy's story than I did in Justice and Ariane's. I didnt' feel the romance. I didnt connect with the characters at all. I feel that the author did really well on the historic portion of this story i found my self on Wikipedia trying to learn about Cathrine De Medici. Over all to me this is a mediocre book I liked I recommend it to people who enjoy a really well researched historical romance.
The next review will be Charming the Prince ~ Teresa Medeiros
Jojo
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