The Cold King by
Amber Jaeger My rating:
2 of 5 stars I expected more at the end. It was good and fitting but lacked a certain flair and enough development to actually satisfy my curiosity about their new life as a couple.
I also found confusing how some normal attitudes the king had towards her, actions normal men would have no problem doing, suddenly meant he was in love with her. I didn't actually see the passion. He loved her yes, like I'm guessing he loved his sister, but didn't actually showed to be in love.
His two last romantic acts were things he should have done from the beginning as a true king towards his people. The two brothers were rapists and deserved nothing more than death and so it was not a favour done to her. The freeing of his servants was, again, the act of a just king. He had more than enough to pay them and they were loyal to him anyway. The implication that such actions were the result of his love for her is kind of disappointing...and if that is not the case, then I don't see his passion for her but simply compassion for another human being.
In her case, the love is obvious because she manages to actually forgive him for putting her in a dungeon twice, expel her from the castle when she needed help the most and also forgive him for almost killing her from hypothermia.
I see the development of a romance but not actually the romance. I expected much more. One kiss and a good apology does not make a good romance story. It ended being more drama than anything really and it was a shame.
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