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hebberelle's review against another edition
3.0
Not bad, but the multitude of names got a bit much. Radiance was the exact same storyline and much better.
kzimm2024's review against another edition
4.0
It was pretty good, I enjoyed the story and characters but the world was a bit confusing with all the countries and foreign words thrown in there at the beginning, so it was hard to grab ahold of the storyline. I had to go back and read the beginning scene again just to figure out what was happening.
I was also glad this was not a series! Very satisfying to have it wrap up and it was wrapped up in a nice bow for us :)
Basically this is an arranged Royal marriage (girl is set up by her Father), she falls for the bait but ends up really liking her groom. Groom is a cool dude and sounds pretty hot in his war gear. But not all is roses as they navigate the Brotherhood who wants all the immortals dead.
Total shades of "Radiance" by Grace Draven, good but not as good (sorry). And it would have been interesting to know what caused the "Shift" to awaken them? Thoughts...
I was also glad this was not a series! Very satisfying to have it wrap up and it was wrapped up in a nice bow for us :)
Basically this is an arranged Royal marriage (girl is set up by her Father), she falls for the bait but ends up really liking her groom. Groom is a cool dude and sounds pretty hot in his war gear. But not all is roses as they navigate the Brotherhood who wants all the immortals dead.
Total shades of "Radiance" by Grace Draven, good but not as good (sorry). And it would have been interesting to know what caused the "Shift" to awaken them? Thoughts...
anitak88's review against another edition
3.0
Overall it was and enjoyable read I enjoyed both the main characters and their personalities and how they developed both individually and as a couple throughout the story. It was a really interesting world with good world building and I loved how communication was key in their relationship and getting to know each other and how they really utilized it rather than just assuming things and causing stupid predictable arguments. I don't know yet if I'm going to read the other ones in the series but this was a good read.
amybraunauthor's review
4.0
Actual rating 3.5! A fun romantasy that can be read over a weekend, NO MAN CAN TAME might not be my favourite of its genre, but it was a good palate cleanser after some of the more serious books I've found myself reading.
Aless and Veron are simple enough characters trying to endure a marriage they don't want, though they desire peace between their people. They're not the most complex characters but they complimented each other nicely. The romance between them was a sweet heat with nothing too explicit.
That said, the romance felt a bit too much like insta-love. There is nothing wrong with that but if you're looking to scratch the enemies-to-lovers itch, you iikely won't find it here.
The world building and subplots are easy to follow and while they create some struggles, there isn't enough full on action to make the reader feel stressed. This is mainly about a journey a newly wedded couple takes as they get to know each other and fall in love.
While this wasn't the enemies-to-lovers romantasy I'd been hoping for, it's still a fine book to binge over a long day or a weekend. it focuses on the fun aspect of writing and is perfect for anyone looking to wind down after an intense read or something light-hearteded.
Aless and Veron are simple enough characters trying to endure a marriage they don't want, though they desire peace between their people. They're not the most complex characters but they complimented each other nicely. The romance between them was a sweet heat with nothing too explicit.
That said, the romance felt a bit too much like insta-love. There is nothing wrong with that but if you're looking to scratch the enemies-to-lovers itch, you iikely won't find it here.
The world building and subplots are easy to follow and while they create some struggles, there isn't enough full on action to make the reader feel stressed. This is mainly about a journey a newly wedded couple takes as they get to know each other and fall in love.
While this wasn't the enemies-to-lovers romantasy I'd been hoping for, it's still a fine book to binge over a long day or a weekend. it focuses on the fun aspect of writing and is perfect for anyone looking to wind down after an intense read or something light-hearteded.
amym84's review against another edition
4.0
I honestly wasn't sure what to expect out of No Man Can Tame when I started it. Aless and Veron are forced into a political marriage in order to unite the humans with the Dark Elves. Their union comes at a time when tensions are on the rise and attacks on Immortals by a group known as The Brotherhood - who would sooner see all the Immortals obliterated rather than make peace - have increased. There is much riding on their shoulders, and while neither one of them would have asked for the marriage they soon are able to look past the lies and misconceptions that have been floating around between the humans and immortals and begin to care about one another.
I really enjoyed the message that not all wars are fought, or won, with battles. Sometimes you can work out a situation with words and intellect. I loved seeing the two opposing sides of this with Veron a warrior and Aless, for lack of a better word, a scholar. When conflicts arise I love seeing Aless give her input and Veron actually listen and take into account her suggestions which always prove to be the right path to take. Aless proves that strength doesn't necessarily always mean strength of body, but can just as often mean strength of mind.
In the end I really enjoyed No Man Can Tame. The narration was good although I found a couple of instances where discerning which character was speaking was difficult, but it was nothing that negatively impacted my listen.
Overall, I'm excited to see what happens next in the series. We're left with quite the revelation, and I'm interested to see the impact it has on the story.
I really enjoyed the message that not all wars are fought, or won, with battles. Sometimes you can work out a situation with words and intellect. I loved seeing the two opposing sides of this with Veron a warrior and Aless, for lack of a better word, a scholar. When conflicts arise I love seeing Aless give her input and Veron actually listen and take into account her suggestions which always prove to be the right path to take. Aless proves that strength doesn't necessarily always mean strength of body, but can just as often mean strength of mind.
In the end I really enjoyed No Man Can Tame. The narration was good although I found a couple of instances where discerning which character was speaking was difficult, but it was nothing that negatively impacted my listen.
Overall, I'm excited to see what happens next in the series. We're left with quite the revelation, and I'm interested to see the impact it has on the story.
lynx_bookworm's review against another edition
3.0
The story was interesting, but I found the fact that Aless was obsessed with a Library, when all around her there was insecurity, War was on the horizon and people were starving, very one dimensional.
The love story was beautiful, and the poitics and World building, were interesting
The love story was beautiful, and the poitics and World building, were interesting
kebyrne2's review against another edition
2.0
The story was interesting. The characters grew.
It just wasn’t my favorite story at all.
It felt plain and choppy.
It just wasn’t my favorite story at all.
It felt plain and choppy.
curls's review against another edition
4.0
“No one is ever too little to fight for what they believe in.”
This book was marketed for fans of Warlord or Stolen Songbird, but I feel like the plot is so similar to Grace Draven’a Radiance. It’s got a similar tone, just on a YA setting, so if you liked Radiance, you will either like this book too or wonder if it’s an homage or just straight ripped off. But Radiance is a retelling of beauty and the beast so if you’re looking for a beauty and the beast retelling, you’ll like this one.
Aless is a strong character, known as the Beast Princess before she goes into her engagement. This really isn’t explain except she had scoliosis or something? There was a mention of braces but it really didn’t go further.
Vernon was kind and caring. As a dark elf, he’s strong and a capable fighter. It makes me think of the original Beauty and the Beast, where the beast looks like a monster but is polite.
The romance is slow, but there’s a lot of action. The world the story is set in is fun but it felt more like a sequel series than a stand alone. I would read another book by this author.
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“If you like the fantasy and politics of Danielle L. Jensen’s Malediction Trilogy and the romance of Elizabeth Vaughan’s Chronicles of the Warlands, No Man Can Tame will lure you into its world and not let you go.”
Reader, I bought it based on that line alone.
It felt like targeted advertising tbh.
This book was marketed for fans of Warlord or Stolen Songbird, but I feel like the plot is so similar to Grace Draven’a Radiance. It’s got a similar tone, just on a YA setting, so if you liked Radiance, you will either like this book too or wonder if it’s an homage or just straight ripped off. But Radiance is a retelling of beauty and the beast so if you’re looking for a beauty and the beast retelling, you’ll like this one.
Aless is a strong character, known as the Beast Princess before she goes into her engagement. This really isn’t explain except she had scoliosis or something? There was a mention of braces but it really didn’t go further.
Vernon was kind and caring. As a dark elf, he’s strong and a capable fighter. It makes me think of the original Beauty and the Beast, where the beast looks like a monster but is polite.
The romance is slow, but there’s a lot of action. The world the story is set in is fun but it felt more like a sequel series than a stand alone. I would read another book by this author.
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“If you like the fantasy and politics of Danielle L. Jensen’s Malediction Trilogy and the romance of Elizabeth Vaughan’s Chronicles of the Warlands, No Man Can Tame will lure you into its world and not let you go.”
Reader, I bought it based on that line alone.
It felt like targeted advertising tbh.
shelleyjld's review against another edition
3.0
I hover between 2 and 3 stars.
I echo other reviewers: this is like Grace Draven fan fiction for her book Radiance. It has many essential elements from Radiance but it is a poor copy of that book. It suffers from the comparison with Draven because where Draven’s characters were strong and complex and brave and their world fully developed, No Man Can Tame falls short.
The main heroine is immature and hyper-focused
on her goal of building a library. She has to be taken to task by her husband like a child to get her to look outside of her own self-involved obsession.
Also her title of the Beast Princess is unfulfilled. She’s a brat, spoiled and selfish and lashing out in tiny insignificant ways against the patriarchal structure but she never does anything beastly. She wears an outfit that isn’t appropriate and then she does that again. And when she wears an inappropriate dress to her wedding, she goes on and on about how her statement will change things so that future girls won’t be used as pawns in arranged marriages but there’s zero evidence that she did anything other than embarrass herself and her father and her future husband.
Overall, our heroine is silly and immature and though she becomes less selfish, she never seems to really seem like a grown up.
Veron seems super nice and very mature. I felt bad that he was saddled with this girl.
The overall impression is one of insta love despite that we watch them fall in love. It is not “insta” technically but it feels that way because the characters and plot and scenario never feel very deep.
I get why people DNF’ed this book. It’s good for a distraction in between books but overall I’d rather read Radiance again. It’s far, far superior to this imitator
I echo other reviewers: this is like Grace Draven fan fiction for her book Radiance. It has many essential elements from Radiance but it is a poor copy of that book. It suffers from the comparison with Draven because where Draven’s characters were strong and complex and brave and their world fully developed, No Man Can Tame falls short.
The main heroine is immature and hyper-focused
on her goal of building a library. She has to be taken to task by her husband like a child to get her to look outside of her own self-involved obsession.
Also her title of the Beast Princess is unfulfilled. She’s a brat, spoiled and selfish and lashing out in tiny insignificant ways against the patriarchal structure but she never does anything beastly. She wears an outfit that isn’t appropriate and then she does that again. And when she wears an inappropriate dress to her wedding, she goes on and on about how her statement will change things so that future girls won’t be used as pawns in arranged marriages but there’s zero evidence that she did anything other than embarrass herself and her father and her future husband.
Overall, our heroine is silly and immature and though she becomes less selfish, she never seems to really seem like a grown up.
Veron seems super nice and very mature. I felt bad that he was saddled with this girl.
The overall impression is one of insta love despite that we watch them fall in love. It is not “insta” technically but it feels that way because the characters and plot and scenario never feel very deep.
I get why people DNF’ed this book. It’s good for a distraction in between books but overall I’d rather read Radiance again. It’s far, far superior to this imitator