Reviewed by chymerra on
Forsyth is the Lordling of Turner Hall and of Lysse Chipping. His older brother, Kintyre, is the actual heir but he would rather be out doing quests and having adventures with Bevel Dom, his companion and he left Forsyth in charge. Forsyth was a good Lordling and took care of his people. As a result they all loved him.
Unfortunately, Forsyth does not have any confidence in himself. Because of a hard upbringing and a brother that bullied him, his self-confidence and self-esteem is shot. He believes himself to be unattractive, to be fat, to be boring and to be unnoticed by anyone. He has a severe stutter when he is feeling stressed or unsure of himself. He also believes himself to be unlovable....thanks to a woman he was interested in and his brother. Just use your imagination if you want to figure out what happened with that.
What I loved about this book was that it was a story inside a story (think Inception). Lucy (aka Pip)was a regular person who pulled into a book by no fault of her own. In order for her to get out, she needs to go on a quest and she decides that Forsyth is the one to come with her and he is the one to be her hero. Also, I would love to think that Pip wanted to prove to Forsyth that he was good enough, brave enough to be his own hero (if that makes sense).
The romance between Forsyth and Pip was sweet but there were a couple of twists that took me by surprise because, I totally didn't see them coming. Put it this way, I cried after the scene with the sylph.
The end of the book was very interesting. All of the storylines were wrapped up but the author left it open for a second book!!
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- 4 December, 2016: Finished reading
- 4 December, 2016: Reviewed