The Knight's Bride

2.5 stars.

Honestly, I expected medieval stories in a book of this title. I think only three were set in the middle ages, and one was even a Regency–gasp! There were some cute moments and some sweet moments but for me they were overshadowed by many historical inaccuracies and stereotypes.

I put off writing a review for a long time because there was just so much to detail, but instead of detailing the issues, I'm just going to link to another reviewer's excellent work in that respect: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1393391480?book_show_action=true (Concerning her note about celibate clergy, I think the story was about Anglicans and their clergy was never required to be celibate.)

I'd really wanted to love these stories because I love how chunky the book is, but overall I think the authors didn't immerse themselves in the time periods enough and tried to construct a setting based on a brief overview in a history book and a salting of modern stereotype rather than really learning the setting in-depth. Some authors got close to the mark than others, but none really hit it, leaving me with a sense of frustration at the end of the book.