Overall Take:
This romantasy is so much fun
Star Rating:
4.5 Stars
Genre:
Romantasy
Synopsis
Princess Faraine is the eldest sister, but after an accident she’s been sent to live in a covenant. She’s come home to wish her sister well wishes since she has been promised to the Shadow King.
Things don’t go as planned and the Shadow King and Faraine meet on the way to her castle. While they are quickly entranced with each other, they know they are not meant to be.
When disaster strikes and the marriage alliance is compromised, Faraine is faced with a choice that means deceit.
Thoughts:
This book was a whole lot of fun. I don’t read a lot of romantasy, and fae are not really my thing, But when I saw this book, and it seemed interesting I was like yeah lets do this. Boy, am I glad I did because this ended up being quite the treat. This book had me in its clutches from the start and that did not let up. In the beginning the pace was a little slower, but it makes sense because the author was starting to lay things out, but then after a little bit the pacing picked up and continued at a nice clip. I feel like as someone who struggles with world building, this book did a fantastic job and I did not get lost or confused at all. The romance in this book was a little mild, there is a lot of angst and I’m curious to see how this goes in the next book. I feel like despite being a romantasy this book was fairly light on the romance, or it felt like it was more an adventure book not necessarily a romance book, or is there a action book about romance? It just fell a little flat in this area for me but I did still really enjoy the book.
If you are looking for a romantasy that has delightful worldbuilding and a fast plot, then you should check this one out.
Publication Date:
November 12, 2024 (rerelease via ace)
Author:
Sylvia Mercedes
Page Length:
400 pages
Publisher:
Ace Books
Thank you to:
Thank you to @acebookspub and @netgalley for the e-arc, all thoughts are my own.
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