Item: Seared
Rating: 4.00
Author: danielleackleymcphail

by Bethany Adams

A reluctant prince

After more than three hundred years on Earth, Prince Ralan has finally returned to Moranaia. But with his wicked brother Kien on the loose, the homecoming is a short one. A dire vision sends Ralan back to Earth to save his soulbonded from his dark brother. The problem? Ralan’s Sight grows more erratic by the moment even as danger closes in on every side.

A woman far from home

Ever since a failed alliance ruined her family, Cora has lived on Earth. Far from discontent, her days are spent running her clothing shop and helping newly arrived fae adapt to mundane life. Then a golden-eyed prince strides into her store, trouble stalking his heels. Big trouble.

A fate foretold

Ralan’s Sight might be broken, but one thing remains clear—stopping Kien will mean Ralan’s death. So how could the Gods choose now to introduce his soulbonded? As Ralan and Cora search for Kien, their relationship grows stronger. Unfortunately, so does the threat. Now Ralan must choose between his own life and the fate of all their worlds.

When the uncommon becomes common

I am really enjoying this series. The writing is clean and engaging, the story original and imaginative, but one thing that disappoints me is that the reader is given the impression in the first book that everyone has a soulbonded, but not everyone finds them, that finding the connection is rare and precious. Yet nearly every major character is finding them. That is the one aspect of the stories that disappoints me. It barely feels special anymore. Don't get me wrong, though. I am loving the books.

Seared (Return of the Elves, #4)

by Bethany Adams

Reviewed by Danielle Ackley-McPhail on May 10, 2018

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