Romance novels for men.
Sure.
But hey, they’re still fun to read.
This one deviated a bit from the formula, with a more despicable main character and slightly more developed historical characters, but it’s still the usual slash and hack fun of an “historical novel” set in 878 England. Since Alfred the Great is one of my heroes, it was both fun and a little bit painful to read this tale of his time fighting to keep the West Saxons of Wessex free from Danish rule.

