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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
Wow! I am loving this series so far. A gay Cinderella story and fae! So perfect for me. No dull moments and the plot is really engaging.
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Reading this was like watching a telenovela but in English... and a book... with substantially less slapping.
This second book takes off far beyond the Cinderella tale with only the most basic resemblance: an oppressed child and a royal. Nonetheless, this was an unexpectedly strong second entry into a magical world (literally!). This second book takes a turn into more of a high fantasy story line. The pacing & adventure are well done. The characters are bonding at a natural rate. Some of the secondary characters are being developed.
The ending of the second book is a little bit abrupt, but the continuation is at least scheduled to release a couple of months after this one did. So there won't be a many months or years long wait. Glad I started reading these first 2 books in this series because now I have another book to look forward to. 2020 can't be over soon enough. Here's hoping 2021 lives up to our high expectations of a more normal life.
The ending of the second book is a little bit abrupt, but the continuation is at least scheduled to release a couple of months after this one did. So there won't be a many months or years long wait. Glad I started reading these first 2 books in this series because now I have another book to look forward to. 2020 can't be over soon enough. Here's hoping 2021 lives up to our high expectations of a more normal life.
I've been continually impressed with the high-quality, prolific amount of writing by X. Aratare/Raythe Reign. This is another fantasy entry with strong, well-written characters & sometimes quite complicated characters. The story takes place in a complex world with allusions to the systemic interdependencies natural to any real world. So interested to see how this develops!
I've read the first 2 books in this series and can see it is going to be a solid world and unique story line all on its own, with or without the Cinderella base.
I've read the first 2 books in this series and can see it is going to be a solid world and unique story line all on its own, with or without the Cinderella base.
4.5 stars!
So, I actually finished this Sunday night, but there was a power outage where I live and it only came back this evening, so almost 2 days without power, and I had to preserve my battery on my phone and laptop as much as possible.
I still don’t even have the WiFi back, I’m using my data on my phone, so as soon as I get my WiFi back I’ll write a proper review for this book.
So, RTC.....
*
So! Yesterday my wifi came back for a few hours, then went out again for the rest of the day, and now it's back, and hopefully its for good. So onto the review!
So I was mistaken and actually thought this had three books in the series, and I saw that the third was coming out pretty soon this month, so I thought "I'll read the first book and then I won't have long to wait for the last book" well...turns out this has five books coming lol. So while I really enjoyed this and SO want to read more because of that cliffhanger, I'm gonna hold off until the last two books come out, which will be months at this point.
But for this first book, for what it was, it was so great, I loved it. I gave .5 stars off because of a fairly slow beginning. It was a little hard for me to get into, a little boring, but by 20% it really picked up and was in this.
This is pretty loosely adapted to Cinderella. Because in this, they live in a world with humans and Fae, and there is a huge glass like wall separating where the humans live to where the Fae live, because apparently 20 years prior, the Fae king killed the human King and Queen for reasons unknown, and a wall was put up because of the now bad blood between Fae and humans.
Finn is half-Fae, half-human, and is in the role of Cinderella, as he is treated like dirt by his stepfather and stepbrothers, as they know he is half-fae, but the don't tell anyone because they like to use his Fae powers for their benefit. Finn stays because the manor where they live belongs to his mother, who died when he was 5, and he doesn't want to give it up.
Finn is a kind-hearted, sweet and gentle man, who also has a hidden backbone we get to see come out eventually with his stepbrother.
On the other hand, we have Rohan, King Rohan, son fo the Queen and King who were murdered, and it is easy to say it's understandable how he feels about Fae because of that.
Rohan is also, a kind person. He cares about his people and wants to do right by them, and doesn't like the pomp and circumstance of being King and likes to treat others as equals.
And on the human side of the wall, the land is dying, and because animals in the forest like wolves are losing food because of that, Rohan goes into the woods to kill them - because the woods also make them monster like, for some reason - to save people's food, because people are starving all over the land, and so the monster like wolves, normal not that way, could hurt people.
But while on one of these trips, a lot of wolves attack, and Rohan gets separated from his uncle and his guards, and when a hug white wolf, obviously a Fae wolf, comes, things just get worse, and Rohan gets knocked off his horse and dragged away, knocked out.
Meanwhile Finn is supposed to get a rare day off from doing the chores for his step-family, although his stepbrother still makes him get herbs for him in the forest, so Finn just has that one thing to do before he gets the rest of the day off.
So he's in the woods gathering those herbs when along come Rohan being dragged by his horse, and Finn helps Rohan. And when it starts to rain, Finn takes Rohan to a small little dilapidated cabin in the woods to stay dry and safe.
These two have an instant connection. I loved these two from the start, the chemistry was just perfect and even though it was just one afternoon, basically, of these two knowing each other, I could believe that they already had such strong feelings.
When they part, they have plans to meet up again the following day, because they can't stay away from each other. Only, Rohan didn't tell Finn that he's the king, so Finn is under the impression that Rohan is just a lord - with the same name as the king - and Finn didn't tell Rohan what estate he's a servant at or that he's half-fae, so there's some secrets between these two, big secrets that will be interesting to see how they find out and what will happen.
This does end on quite the cliffhanger, so I would say to wait until all the books are out, unless you don't mind the cliffhangers.
And Finn and Rohan's romance is just getting started, because there was so much happening outside of their romance as well, with the Fae vs. humans thing and other factors as well. I'm excited to see where the story goes and this was as strong first showing for me from this author. I'll just have to wait until all 5 books are out.
But overall, this was an awesome first installment and I definitely recommend. Pausing with this series only because I want to be able to read it all at once, once all 5 books come out. Otherwise I'd be onto the next one so dang fast!
Two massive thumbs up from me! <3
So, I actually finished this Sunday night, but there was a power outage where I live and it only came back this evening, so almost 2 days without power, and I had to preserve my battery on my phone and laptop as much as possible.
I still don’t even have the WiFi back, I’m using my data on my phone, so as soon as I get my WiFi back I’ll write a proper review for this book.
So, RTC.....
*
So! Yesterday my wifi came back for a few hours, then went out again for the rest of the day, and now it's back, and hopefully its for good. So onto the review!
So I was mistaken and actually thought this had three books in the series, and I saw that the third was coming out pretty soon this month, so I thought "I'll read the first book and then I won't have long to wait for the last book" well...turns out this has five books coming lol. So while I really enjoyed this and SO want to read more because of that cliffhanger, I'm gonna hold off until the last two books come out, which will be months at this point.
But for this first book, for what it was, it was so great, I loved it. I gave .5 stars off because of a fairly slow beginning. It was a little hard for me to get into, a little boring, but by 20% it really picked up and was in this.
This is pretty loosely adapted to Cinderella. Because in this, they live in a world with humans and Fae, and there is a huge glass like wall separating where the humans live to where the Fae live, because apparently 20 years prior, the Fae king killed the human King and Queen for reasons unknown, and a wall was put up because of the now bad blood between Fae and humans.
Finn is half-Fae, half-human, and is in the role of Cinderella, as he is treated like dirt by his stepfather and stepbrothers, as they know he is half-fae, but the don't tell anyone because they like to use his Fae powers for their benefit. Finn stays because the manor where they live belongs to his mother, who died when he was 5, and he doesn't want to give it up.
Finn is a kind-hearted, sweet and gentle man, who also has a hidden backbone we get to see come out eventually with his stepbrother.
On the other hand, we have Rohan, King Rohan, son fo the Queen and King who were murdered, and it is easy to say it's understandable how he feels about Fae because of that.
Rohan is also, a kind person. He cares about his people and wants to do right by them, and doesn't like the pomp and circumstance of being King and likes to treat others as equals.
And on the human side of the wall, the land is dying, and because animals in the forest like wolves are losing food because of that, Rohan goes into the woods to kill them - because the woods also make them monster like, for some reason - to save people's food, because people are starving all over the land, and so the monster like wolves, normal not that way, could hurt people.
But while on one of these trips, a lot of wolves attack, and Rohan gets separated from his uncle and his guards, and when a hug white wolf, obviously a Fae wolf, comes, things just get worse, and Rohan gets knocked off his horse and dragged away, knocked out.
Meanwhile Finn is supposed to get a rare day off from doing the chores for his step-family, although his stepbrother still makes him get herbs for him in the forest, so Finn just has that one thing to do before he gets the rest of the day off.
So he's in the woods gathering those herbs when along come Rohan being dragged by his horse, and Finn helps Rohan. And when it starts to rain, Finn takes Rohan to a small little dilapidated cabin in the woods to stay dry and safe.
These two have an instant connection. I loved these two from the start, the chemistry was just perfect and even though it was just one afternoon, basically, of these two knowing each other, I could believe that they already had such strong feelings.
When they part, they have plans to meet up again the following day, because they can't stay away from each other. Only, Rohan didn't tell Finn that he's the king, so Finn is under the impression that Rohan is just a lord - with the same name as the king - and Finn didn't tell Rohan what estate he's a servant at or that he's half-fae, so there's some secrets between these two, big secrets that will be interesting to see how they find out and what will happen.
This does end on quite the cliffhanger, so I would say to wait until all the books are out, unless you don't mind the cliffhangers.
And Finn and Rohan's romance is just getting started, because there was so much happening outside of their romance as well, with the Fae vs. humans thing and other factors as well. I'm excited to see where the story goes and this was as strong first showing for me from this author. I'll just have to wait until all 5 books are out.
But overall, this was an awesome first installment and I definitely recommend. Pausing with this series only because I want to be able to read it all at once, once all 5 books come out. Otherwise I'd be onto the next one so dang fast!
Two massive thumbs up from me! <3
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Pros:
Loved both male characters, liked that it wasn’t just romance, there was plot too. Also liked the twist on Cinderella
Cons:
just felt a bit too insta love for me.
Felt a little predictable
Would recommend as a fun, short MM read
Loved both male characters, liked that it wasn’t just romance, there was plot too. Also liked the twist on Cinderella
Cons:
Felt a little predictable
Would recommend as a fun, short MM read
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
We continue the adventure of Fin and Rohan in the fairy realm. Things are dangerous, new enemies appear, and destinies are revealed. We are given this really interesting mystery of Death Mages. Not too much time for romance, but I'm loving the plot too much to care. Lots of magical battles and monster spiders. The absolute best part was Finn's meeting with his unknown father. I love secret baby/child drama like that. I read those chapters like three times over just drinking it all in. I might have also cried a little.
The future of Elvin and human kingdoms continues in book 3 I guess. This series better have a conclusion already or I will be inconsolable!
The future of Elvin and human kingdoms continues in book 3 I guess. This series better have a conclusion already or I will be inconsolable!
Diving into this I expected a sweet comfort/hurt romance with a poor little Cinderfella finding love in the arms of a rugged, royal dream boat. Which is exactly what we get, but then it became a fantasy adventure with the fate of kingdoms at stake and then it just ended!!! I was so taken in I immediately downloaded book 2. I usually hate cliffhangers, but this is a promising series!
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Decided to give this audiobook a listen while I was doing my work and didn't have high hopes for it however I was pleasantly surprised!! There is an interesting story to throughout as well as some very detailed sexual encounters which was nice as usually I find there's either good sex and bad plot or good plot and bad sex! The characters where interesting however I wish they'd been fleshed out a little more. That being said they were certainly a lot more in depth than a lot of adult romance books so it's definitely heading in the right direction! I'm intrigued to see where the story goes so will definitely be giving the next book a go now that I've finished this.