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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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:
Complicated
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
I’ve you like your romance with court intrigue and politics PLUS omegaverse in a historical fantasy world then definitely this one.
Art is beautiful and world building has me fully invested.
There is an age gap with the arranged political marriage but they also leave it at an arranged political marriage with zero intimacy or even hints to wanting it or grooming/manipulation from the older MC while the other MC is a child.
There is a time jump and separation as well allowing space for next volume to have a romantic/intimate relationship to form with out the older MC having influenced the other while they were maturing.
Obviously that’s still too much for some people so if you are one of them I’d avoid picking this book up.
Otherwise I think they are doing an amazing job crafting this story. I’m choked that it’s a cliffhanger and I still have a month before I can get my hands on volume 2 but I like it.
Art is beautiful and world building has me fully invested.
There is an age gap with the arranged political marriage but they also leave it at an arranged political marriage with zero intimacy or even hints to wanting it or grooming/manipulation from the older MC while the other MC is a child.
There is a time jump and separation as well allowing space for next volume to have a romantic/intimate relationship to form with out the older MC having influenced the other while they were maturing.
Obviously that’s still too much for some people so if you are one of them I’d avoid picking this book up.
Otherwise I think they are doing an amazing job crafting this story. I’m choked that it’s a cliffhanger and I still have a month before I can get my hands on volume 2 but I like it.
I, once again, am starting with a 'it wasn't bad, but'. Artsytle? Gorgeous. Story? Fine. Main character? Enjoyable. But somehow I kinda struggled getting into it. I think it is due to the fact that beginning really threw me off. Khalid, the love interest, is 10 at the start of the book. It is obvious that our main character Ilia has no interest in him, but ti still makes it a little icky. Right now, it is kinda hard to root for the romance, I guess? I know they get together when Khalid is an adult, and that this is all an arrange marriage, but still, it is hard to get over the initial hurdle. Though I don't think Ilia already loves him, it is kind of a hard pill to swallow. Like, they know each other half a year? A little longer? But him being this attached is... I don't know. I will say, I do like Ilia as a main charater. He is a no-nonsense omega and there isn't a moment he is acutally venurable or submissive. I was waiting for him to stab Zayn. I really hope he will, othewise it would be a waste of a daggar. The time-skip and them being apart makes the age-gap a little less uncomfortable, but volume 2 has to do a lot of heavy lifting to make the romance really rootable. Storywise? Really interesting. I really like how Ilia took up the role as a saviour for the common folk, that he helps them, but refuses to offer weapons to the rebels, as he doesn't believe that fighting is the solution. I am still intersted in seeing how the second volume will resolve the conflict and get rid of Zayn. Depending on that one, I will either keep the series or go 'welp, that is a shame'. Like, I am always willing to give works a try, especially short series like these, but I want to get a bit more picky in what I keep. If the romance doesn't improve, it is getting the axe.
hopeful
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:
N/A
I like this series. I was drawn in with the storyline and I can’t wait to see the relationship develop between the mcs in the second volume.
