Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Definitely recommend

I started reading this book and almost gave up on it because of three words... "his rippling muscles." When I read those words I immediately get the impression that I'm reading a cheap romance novel. But other elements of the writing kept me going. The author definitely has some knowledge of the time period, equipment, and vocabulary. My Kindle dictionary got used more with this book than any other. I did keep reading and am glad that I did. It was a great story, exciting and well filled with heroes, heroines, and some nasty bad guys (and gals). A few minor flaws in the story kept me from giving it five stars. First is the "rippling muscles" use (as well as the phrases cousins -- muscles of steel cord, etc). And I have real difficult time with the hero and heroine falling in love SOOOOOOO easily. But the story and the empathy I felt towards the protagonists overcame the minor flaw.