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chocoholicwriter's review
3.0
I was really looking forward to this book. The blurb seemed great and I'd heard good things about it. Alas, I'm somewhat disappointed.
The story is good if you can ignore some obvious potholes and questionable actions. Serious suspension of disbelief required.
The way Aleric/Sokol's amnesia is handled makes little sense. He can't be told who he is because it would make him never remember... What?
But he is allowed to freely walk around the city, even become a temple guard so he's always armed and in the presence of royals. A sworn enemy who has defeated and injured the crown prince on multiple occasions allowed to wander freely.
He's from a country where deceit is common but no one thinks he could be pretending not to have his memory so he could harm the royals. The naivety is staggering.
That Malires starts a relationship with him on the basis of good looks also make no sense. Considering their history. I didn't really feel the attraction between them
Overall, this was a good story that I mostly enjoyed after ignoring the obvious holes.
The story is good if you can ignore some obvious potholes and questionable actions. Serious suspension of disbelief required.
The way Aleric/Sokol's amnesia is handled makes little sense. He can't be told who he is because it would make him never remember... What?
But he is allowed to freely walk around the city, even become a temple guard so he's always armed and in the presence of royals. A sworn enemy who has defeated and injured the crown prince on multiple occasions allowed to wander freely.
He's from a country where deceit is common but no one thinks he could be pretending not to have his memory so he could harm the royals. The naivety is staggering.
That Malires starts a relationship with him on the basis of good looks also make no sense. Considering their history. I didn't really feel the attraction between them
Overall, this was a good story that I mostly enjoyed after ignoring the obvious holes.
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