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Odessa is a princess from the kingdom Quentis, but she considers herself a forgotten princess because her older half-sister has been groomed to represent the kingdom and eventually marry the Turah prince, thus satisfying the realm's peace treaty, the Shield of Sparrows. But somehow, Odessa ends up being the one to marry the prince, and she suddenly gets whisked away to a new kingdom, with no idea who to trust and how to perform her duties to her home kingdom and her married kingdom. To complicate things, the monsters that have always plagued the realm have become even more feral and deadly, and the realm is barreling toward a migration of the deadliest monsters at all.
I don't know if I've ever read a romantasy with monsters, and I loved it; it added some flair to a genre that can be pretty repetitive (as much as I love it). The world building made a lot of sense and was doled out methodically, and I appreciated that we learned along with Odessa and that we got lots of answers without the whole game being given away. The writing was no-frills and well-paced, and the plot was unpredictable without being unrealistic. Odessa is easy to root for: she was never trained to be a leader or be the integral part of a political marriage, but she has grit and determination and throws herself into her role. As for the romance, this book has a relatively slow burn, but I loved that - I haven't read a true slow burn romance in a while. The relationship between Odessa and her love interest (this is hard to talk about without giving away spoilers lol) blooms steadily, with trust and intimacy growing in a believable and nuanced way. The slow burn also makes the sexual tension incredibly strong, which I always love. I can't wait to read the next book in this series (and watch it on Amazon whenever it comes out)!
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Grief, Murder
Minor: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Trafficking, War
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, War
Moderate: Murder, Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Torture, Trafficking, Gaslighting
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Pregnancy
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, War
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent
Minor: Vomit