Review: Her Knight at the Museum by Bryn Donovan

Her Knight at the Museum by Bryn Donovan
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I was provided an ARC of this book via Netgalley and the Berkley Besties program, all opinions are my own.

This was a fun romcom with a historical twist. It was a bit cheesy at times, but it was perfect for this time of year when everything is chaotic around the holidays and in our house it is the height of basketball season so it is extra busy. This has great humor, some decent spice, and fun characters.

This follows Emily, a art conservator who is restoring a medieval statue. She gets a vibe from the statue that there is more to his story than just the rock that he is made of. When she starts hearing voices and having dreams about the knight, things start to get a little strange. Sir Griffin de Beauford was cursed into the statue Emily is restoring several centuries ago. He can see and hear what is going on around him, and he can visit his owners in their dreams. For some reason he can connect with Emily while she is awake as well. Emily takes a chance to break the curse while working on Griffin's statue, and to her surprise it works making her prime suspect #1 in an art heist investigation. She can't exactly explain what happened without looking crazy. She has to help her knight in shining armor navigate current day Chicago and everything that has changed since he was in the flesh last. He learns quickly and most people find his old fashioned speech and behavior charming.

I enjoyed getting to know Griffin and Emily. They don't jump right into a relationship, despite a very spicy scene in the beginning. They do eventually develop a romantic relationship, and more spicy scenes ensue. Griffin doesn't understand much about the current times and there are some misunderstandings, which adds to the comedy of the book. Emily is patient and understanding with him, it helps that she appreciates the history of his time due to her knowledge of art. Emily's lack of stress about being the suspect of the art theft was a bit unbelievable, so there is a bit of suspension of disbelief needed for part of the plot, but that's also what adds to the comedy aspect of the plot and what makes this book so fun. I mean you have a cursed statue come to life, so there are going to be some unbelievable things going on. I also enjoyed getting to hang out in Chicago with our characters, I haven't been there before other than inside the airport, but I thought the author did a good job describing the city.

Overall, I thought this was a really fun, cozy book. If you are in the mood for a romcom with a little bit of history give this one a chance.

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