The Reckless Oath We Made
by Bryn Greenwood
Published: G.P. Putman's Sons, 2019
Pages: 436
Genre: Contemporary, Romance
"I am well. This place be full of knaves and godless motherfuckers, but I fear them not."
About the book
Zee is nobody's fairy tale princess. Almost six-foot, with a redhead's temper and a shattered hip, she has a long list of worries: never-ending bills, her beautiful, gullible sister, her five-year-old nephew, her housebound mother, and her drug-dealing boss.
Zee may not be a princess, but Gentry is an actual knight, complete with sword, armor, and a code of honor. Two years ago the voices he hears called him to be Zee's champion. Both shy and autistic, he's barely spoken to her since, but he has kept watch, ready to come to her aid.
When an abduction tears Zee's family apart, she turns to the last person she ever imagined — Gentry — and sets in motion a chain of events that will not only change both of their lives, but bind them to one another forever.
Review
Contemporary romances aren’t usually my jam, but there’s something I really love about stories like this: the normalization of the non-normal.
The Reckless Oath We Made follows the unlikely love story of Zee, a struggling young woman whose father died in prison for murder, and Gentry, a high-functioning autistic who speaks in only Old English and views himself as Zee’s “champion,” bound to protect her.
Zee and Gentry’s lives are brought together when Zee’s sister is kidnapped during an outbreak at the prison where she volunteers at. Zee grapples with taking care of her nephew, dealing with her disabled, hoarder mother, and trying to find out if her sister is OK.
Since first meeting Gentry, Zee accepts Gentry for who is — I mean Gentry hears voices in his head and she still accepts him with all his flaws without trying to change him. Similarly, Zee is also messed up. She has deep trust issues, comes from a dysfunctional family, and has done a lot of shit she isn’t proud of to get by in life.
Gentry is the unconventional hero to Zee’s distressing tale; no matter what, Gentry sticks by her and protects her, and she eventually learns to trust and hope again.
The Reckless Oath We Made is truly a beautiful story with raw characters and great writing. Strongly recommend for contemporary romance fans!
RATING (out of five puppies)
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