Reviewed by Leigha on
I did not expect to completely and totally fall in love with this world and these characters. I picked this book up from the library on a whim, but now I just want to buy a hard copy for myself.
The story shifts between two narrators, Kate and Corwin. While their romance drives much of the novel, they each have separate character arcs. I'm a sucker for a romance when both characters aren't only defined by their romance! With chemistry in spades and an angst-filled past, these two will definitely pull at your heart strings. And I absolutely love how these two are together romantically in the end. They don't get separated, they don't make it too complicated, they just choose each other through thick and thin. *squee* The secondary characters are as richly drawn as the main characters.
The world-building is a little murky, particularly the dragons. Are they actually small dragons? Are they big lizards? Still not sure, but they aren't necessarily the antagonists in the story. The setting seemed to hover between medieval England and a generic fantasy realm. The plot slowed considerably in the middle, but it ended with tons of action and a surprising twist!
Listen, I'm not sure if the novel is really great or if it just tickled my fancy at the right time and the right place. All I know is I enjoyed myself immensely while reading this book, and I can't wait to get my greedy hands on the next book in this series.
tl;dr Epic romance with great character moments and a surprising twist make this a must read for fans of fantasy romance.
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- 29 July, 2018: Reviewed