This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.

Introduction
Knight of Passion has been on my TBR for the longest time. I will be honest I was first drawn to these books by the covers, because the covers are superb and just so gorgeous and romantic. I love how this story felt. I will say that I do think the narrator was well done on this, I do prefer male narrators over female for historicals, that is just my personal preference. I found the premise of the story so interesting and it did have a bit of a atmospheric vibe to it especially with the courtly setting which I found super fascinating. If you love medievals, or courtly politic themes, then this one will work for you.

My Outlook
I had some mixed feelings about this book if I am being honest. I think a part of it was I was super distracted while reading which I think affected my thoughts on it. I will say that there were some aspects to the story I really enjoyed. Now I will say that the historical authenticity was super well done on this one. No surprise, as Margaret Mallory has always done a good job with this. I also enjoyed the courtly themes to the story, with the heroine being a companion to the Queen. This did have some tropes that aren't my favorite. So I will say that those threw me off for a bit. I am not big on the revenge plot and I did enjoy how the hero was firm with the heroine on the consequnces of her revenge and how it would drive a wedge between them. I found the romance to be mediocre though, I just didn't connect with them as a couple and didn't feel much on the emotion of it. But it was still an enjoyable solid read

Overall View
I found Knight of Passion to be a superbly written romance that was strong on the historical elements and had a feeling of intrigue and passion that was on point!

Rating Evaluation:
Plot: 3.5
World Building: 5
Cover: 5
Hero: 4
Heroine: 3
Steam: 4
Heart & Feels: 2.5
Ending: 4
Overall View: 3 ( )

This book, like the second book in the All the King's Men series (I haven't read Knight of Desire yet), is very passionate, fiery, and steamy. I love Ms.Mallory's writing, she puts so much love and passion into each of her characters, even her villains are truly vile. I enjoyed this book, not as much as I was expecting but it was still a very good read. I loved the connection between this book and the previous books in the series as well, they are all connected, although I don't think you had to have read the last book in order to understand this one, it would just be nice.

I love the fire between Jamie and Lennett; they have a fiery romance and Ms. Mallory dives right into their relationship, and she continues to be one of the best writers of passionate sensual scenes I have ever read. I love the detail and accuracy of the emotions and feelings she puts into each one. Very good book to have in any historical romance collection. ( )

Lots of action, steamy scenes and exciting ending in this medieval story. My rating is 3.5* because both main characters went overboard with the trouble in their relationship. After five years Lady Linnet's passion reignites for warrior Jamie but she is still seeking revenge for her grandfather.
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I received this from my GR bestie Allison.  I didn’t realize it was part of a series prior to reading, so I have not read the first two before reading this. I admit some of the references to past characters were lost on me, but overall this book can stand alone.

This book was actually a pleasant surprise. Based on the cover and title I expected a heavily sexed up fluffy read. There were some sexy scenes but for the most I enjoyed the back story much more than the interaction between the Linnet and Jamie. The back story was surprisingly based on historical facts and took some interesting turns which kept me reading.

As far as the chemistry between Linnet and Jamie it was good, but most of the time I found myself more annoyed at them. There was a lot of back and forth between “I want to be with her” “I don’t want to be with her” “he betrayed me” “she betrayed”. After awhile, I just wanted them to get on. Make a decision and stick to it. As a semi-fluffy quick read I think this is a win.
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I like Margaret Mallory's writing style and there was a lot to like about this book, but I don't like willful, defiant, reckless heroines. Linnet cared more about revenge than she did about Jamie. That was really disappointing and it made me dislike her. Jamie gave Linnet more chances than I would have, and she didn't deserve him. I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads. ( )