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A review by caseythereader
The Phoenix Bride by Natasha Siegel
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Thanks to Dell for the free copy of this book.
- Siegel’s brand of historical romance that reads like literary fiction is quickly becoming my favorite thing.
- THE PHOENIX BRIDE is filled with such longing! Burning! Pining! And it’s brought about by very real history: the persecution of Jewish people throughout Europe in this period.
- I love a historical romance heroine that’s trying to buck tradition and propriety. Sometimes books stretch credulity when they do that, but this book works to find a way to bring Cecilia and David together that might have actually happened.
- Lastly, we love a bisexual hero in a romance!
- Siegel’s brand of historical romance that reads like literary fiction is quickly becoming my favorite thing.
- THE PHOENIX BRIDE is filled with such longing! Burning! Pining! And it’s brought about by very real history: the persecution of Jewish people throughout Europe in this period.
- I love a historical romance heroine that’s trying to buck tradition and propriety. Sometimes books stretch credulity when they do that, but this book works to find a way to bring Cecilia and David together that might have actually happened.
- Lastly, we love a bisexual hero in a romance!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Pregnancy