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The Veiled Kingdom

Holly Renee

3.71 AVERAGE


I’m sorry, but what did I just read?? I only finished reading this because it was a book club book, otherwise I would have dnf it so fast. No world building, no characters had a defining characteristic, and the end was just trash.
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This whole series has me in a chokehold (and Decre would probably approve) could not put this book down. The spice is literally relevant to the plot. A beautiful betrayal. Cliff hanger was a chef's kiss, especially because book 2 was out so it was a crisp 30 seconds of unknown. 

4.5 ⭐️ The “who did this to you” trope is just chefs kiss and Dacre DELIVERED.

I have to review this book and my God my God my God.... Only one word comes to mind Dacre and Dacre, it got inside me I couldn't help what it was doing.... Someone here turned up the heat. .. Believe me Dacre will enter your head and heart, he will be your new favorite bookish boyfriend... DACRE is the best.
Holly has the ability to narrate a fantastic world that you will be able to see in your head as if it were a film. This book won me over for the plot, the characters... the tension that will make you devour the pages and the dialogues between the characters. With Holly even the secondary characters are made sublime. Obviously my rating is 5 stars if not ten. I'm just sad that I have to wait so long for the second one..

“Use your words, Nyra. I need to hear you tell me how much you want me."

I THANK YOU so much Valentine PR and Holly Renee for the arc.... You don't know how happy you made me.
mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I think there is a fine line between enemies to lovers and a bully trope and this rode the line throughout and then definitely crossed over. I didn’t love it but I will be immediately starting the next one. 
adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This was TOO short
adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Strong character development: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes