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christinaatl's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
shelvedthoughts's review
5.0
Grimkeeper
Reader’s Notes:
– this is part of a series and can be read as a stand-alone (however there are some spoilery things for the events of Peaceweaver that happen during this story as well)
– the events of this story occur before, during, and after the events that occur in Peaceweaver
– this is told from Dagmar’s point of view
– it is mentioned that the dark elven women haven’t been able to have children and that it was bargained that the human kingdom would forcibly send some of their women to the dark elven kingdom to be brides in order to keep the dark elves’ race alive
– this story has elements inspired by the tales Beauty and the Beast & The Twelve Dancing Princesses
Review:
I loved this story so much! I loved Dagmar’s stubborn & blunt personality. I loved Peregrin’s quiet, bookish, yet also stubborn personality (especially after reading the snippet at the very end of the book from his point of view). I hadn’t read the summary prior to reading this story so I was happily surprised to be right in thinking this story had elements from the Twelve Dancing Princesses tale! And when I thought back to the story for Beauty and the Beast elements, I could also pinpoint them easily now that I knew to look for them. I loved that most of the story took place at Peregrin & Ava’s (his sister) home with all of it’s books and fae cats!
Reader’s Notes:
– this is part of a series and can be read as a stand-alone (however there are some spoilery things for the events of Peaceweaver that happen during this story as well)
– the events of this story occur before, during, and after the events that occur in Peaceweaver
– this is told from Dagmar’s point of view
– it is mentioned that the dark elven women haven’t been able to have children and that it was bargained that the human kingdom would forcibly send some of their women to the dark elven kingdom to be brides in order to keep the dark elves’ race alive
– this story has elements inspired by the tales Beauty and the Beast & The Twelve Dancing Princesses
Review:
I loved this story so much! I loved Dagmar’s stubborn & blunt personality. I loved Peregrin’s quiet, bookish, yet also stubborn personality (especially after reading the snippet at the very end of the book from his point of view). I hadn’t read the summary prior to reading this story so I was happily surprised to be right in thinking this story had elements from the Twelve Dancing Princesses tale! And when I thought back to the story for Beauty and the Beast elements, I could also pinpoint them easily now that I knew to look for them. I loved that most of the story took place at Peregrin & Ava’s (his sister) home with all of it’s books and fae cats!
amenalf53's review
4.0
an enjoyable story
This was an enjoyable story for starting the new year. Between the unique magic described and the touching relationships among the main characters — I loved the combination of the sensitivity of the hero and the forthrightness of the heroine — this book is interesting and has just enough worldbuilding to hold attention. My reason for dropping a star is the way the tone of the book shifted multiple times — from casual and salt of the earth to formal and fantastic. It was a little jarring. But the uniqueness of the story and the sweetness of the romance made up for it, and I will probably end up reading the other books in the series, too.
This was an enjoyable story for starting the new year. Between the unique magic described and the touching relationships among the main characters — I loved the combination of the sensitivity of the hero and the forthrightness of the heroine — this book is interesting and has just enough worldbuilding to hold attention. My reason for dropping a star is the way the tone of the book shifted multiple times — from casual and salt of the earth to formal and fantastic. It was a little jarring. But the uniqueness of the story and the sweetness of the romance made up for it, and I will probably end up reading the other books in the series, too.
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