Reviews - The Veiled Kingdom

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The Veiled Kingdom

Holly Renee

3.71 AVERAGE

thehorrormom's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

shaysshelf's review against another edition

5.0

The Veiled Kingdom solidified Holly Renee as an auto-buy author for me. If you loved her Stars & Shadows series, you'll find this one equally captivating.

Holly Renee demonstrates an impressive ability to pack character development, action, spice, and world-building into short to average-length books. While many fantasy novels tend to be lengthy to accommodate extensive storytelling and worldbuilding, Renee achieves this with finesse. Her narrative is richly layered, yet avoids overwhelming or confusing the reader. On the other hand, her books never feel like they lack the important details either.

Her worldbuilding is incredibly digestible, making her books appealing not only to fantasy enthusiasts but also to those exploring romantasy as beginners.

The plot of The Veiled Kingdom is incredibly intriguing, featuring a unique world and compelling romance, character, and relationship development that hits all the right notes.

Nyra is a captivating character, displaying remarkable strength after fleeing her abusive father (the king) to live on the streets. Her journey is deeply engaging and easy to become invested in.

Dacre, the brooding and charismatic warrior and son of the rebellion's leader, adds depth to the story with his complex dynamics with Nyra, his family and friends. Their relationship strikes a perfect balance of tension, trust issues, mutual assistance, and growing feelings against their will.

The bond between Dacre's sister and Nyra adds an extra layer of intrigue and depth to the narrative.

I'm eagerly anticipating the exploration of Nyra's undiscovered powers in the upcoming books. With the first book ending on a cliffhanger, I'm counting down the days until the release of book 2 in July.

Thank you to Holly Renee and Valentine PR for the ARC.