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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Unrequited love and second chance romance are among my least favorite tropes so this book was working from a disadvantage from page 1. That’s why it’s impressive to me that it worked as well for me as it did. The angst was high in this one. In fact, it’s pretty much all angst all the time from beginning to end, but if angst is what you want then this is very well done. If I have any complaint it’s that I might want the hero to suffer even more, but I guess I’m just mean like that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy
Minor: Abandonment
adventurous
fast-paced
4.5 ⭐
Oh man! These just get better and better. I do not typically go for the childhood friends to lovers trope but this had such a great flow of childhood friends to strangers to reluctantly reunited and i'm going to make you fall back in love with me if it's the last thing I do vibes.
Maeva was found abandoned as a baby. She is the only human growing up in a Dakkari village. Bullied for her strangeness, feeling like an outcast, she finds friendship with the young prince, Kiran. Growing up together, she's loved him for as long as she can remember. On the eve of him setting out to begin his own Horde, she declares herself to him and he publicly rejects her, leaving without a goodbye. 9 years pass - Maeva has hardened her heart to love and moved on with her life. Until he returns. Kiran is hell bent on proving to Maeva that she belongs with him despite her vowing to never let herself love him again.
Maeva and Kiran are absolutely perfect. I love their history - it makes for such great tension and chemistry throughout the story. There is a lot of hurt and misunderstanding between them and it is so sweet seeing them rebuild their relationship.
Also, I love the overarching storyline throughout all of these books. Lots of action. Very mysterious. I can't wait to read the final book!
Oh man! These just get better and better. I do not typically go for the childhood friends to lovers trope but this had such a great flow of childhood friends to strangers to reluctantly reunited and i'm going to make you fall back in love with me if it's the last thing I do vibes.
Maeva was found abandoned as a baby. She is the only human growing up in a Dakkari village. Bullied for her strangeness, feeling like an outcast, she finds friendship with the young prince, Kiran. Growing up together, she's loved him for as long as she can remember. On the eve of him setting out to begin his own Horde, she declares herself to him and he publicly rejects her, leaving without a goodbye. 9 years pass - Maeva has hardened her heart to love and moved on with her life. Until he returns. Kiran is hell bent on proving to Maeva that she belongs with him despite her vowing to never let herself love him again.
Maeva and Kiran are absolutely perfect. I love their history - it makes for such great tension and chemistry throughout the story. There is a lot of hurt and misunderstanding between them and it is so sweet seeing them rebuild their relationship.
Also, I love the overarching storyline throughout all of these books. Lots of action. Very mysterious. I can't wait to read the final book!
It's okay.
They know each other as children/teenagers, the heroine is a few years younger.
She thinks she's in love with him from a young age but he rejects her publicly.
During the separation, 10 years I think.
He gets to have loads of sex with various females while she remains a virgin.
She does kiss someone else but once he tries to take it further she flees.
She finds out later that he warned most of the men off when he was there, partly as she was a bit of a fascination due to her being human.
But he hasn't kissed anyone since her.
No intimate scenes other than the Hero and heroine.
There is a lot of sex.
Small other woman drama, a member of the horde plus mention of a few escapades though not detailed.
And before he leaves he kisses her sister, intending on more but is disturbed.
The Hero pushed her away as he was destined for leadership and wasn't sure he could fulfill that if he revealed how he really felt and got involved with her when they were younger.
It sort of works better than other explanations of this troupe due to their culture.
Something that did irritate me was the Hero's comment that he admitted that each time he was with another woman during the separation after he felt unfaithful.
He also claimed he thought of her all the time which is inconsistent with hooking up with other women.
HEA.
Enemy plot thread has been through the series remains unresolved but progressed.
ARC.
They know each other as children/teenagers, the heroine is a few years younger.
She thinks she's in love with him from a young age but he rejects her publicly.
During the separation, 10 years I think.
He gets to have loads of sex with various females while she remains a virgin.
She does kiss someone else but once he tries to take it further she flees.
She finds out later that he warned most of the men off when he was there, partly as she was a bit of a fascination due to her being human.
But he hasn't kissed anyone since her.
No intimate scenes other than the Hero and heroine.
There is a lot of sex.
Small other woman drama, a member of the horde plus mention of a few escapades though not detailed.
And before he leaves he kisses her sister, intending on more but is disturbed.
The Hero pushed her away as he was destined for leadership and wasn't sure he could fulfill that if he revealed how he really felt and got involved with her when they were younger.
It sort of works better than other explanations of this troupe due to their culture.
Something that did irritate me was the Hero's comment that he admitted that each time he was with another woman during the separation after he felt unfaithful.
He also claimed he thought of her all the time which is inconsistent with hooking up with other women.
HEA.
Enemy plot thread has been through the series remains unresolved but progressed.
ARC.
medium-paced
This may have been my least favorite book of the series. I'm not a fan of best friends to lovers or second chance. I skimmed the last couple of chapters. I did like that the FMC came from a different background than the other heroines. It was refreshing for the FMC to have not just a family, but parents. And the MMC was my second favorite.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So far not my favorite in the series, I just don't like second chance romances. Perhaps I am a bit biased for that reason but I did not really love the male lead. The female lead o really liked, I enjoyed that she grew up with the dakarris and was a healer. That gave a different perspective and was a fresh of fresh air for the series.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced