Reviewed by Vicki on
Really nice read, but in my opinion wasn't quite as good as some of Grace Draven's other books. I enjoyed her earlier books so much that my expectations were high going into this and maybe it's unfair of me to compare, but there it is.
The story was enjoyable, if not a bit predictable. I think what really held this back for me was the romance. Hate-to-love romances are my favorite and those definitely need a slow build, but it was almost like this was too slow. In fact, it's probably not until more than half way through the book that you start to see Azarion and Gilene's feelings for each other. Also, I didn't feel we really saw their feelings grow and develop. It was like slow-burn insta-love, if that makes any sense. Seemed like one day they hated each other and the next day the both knew they loved each other. I felt like this had such promise and could have been an amazing fantasy romance, but it just fell a little flat for me.
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