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adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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? It's complicated
5.0
I think this might be my favorite romance I've ever read. This book felt like a mix between Cinderella and Thumbelina.
Katria is an immediately loveable leading lady with a Cinderella feel. Davien is the perfect balance of brooding, powerful, and genuinely good. It was so nice to read a romance with a leading man who is actually romantic and not morally gray and dangerous all the time.
The side characters in this book are absolutely adorable and loveable. Kova perfectly captures the quippy comic relief, the beauty of inner strength, and perseverance despite fear.
I adored that this story didn't rely on miscommunication or selfishness to create conflict. Davien and Katria spend so much of the book truly learning and growing together that it was refreshing to read. Even the spicy scenes weren't over the top. They fit the story and didn't take away from the plot.
Kova did an amazing job keeping her character growth believable. I enjoyed that Davien had been training as a warrior his whole life and Shaye was a trained warrior. I also truly appreciated that Katria didn't lose all of her feminity to find her strength. Her strength enhanced her character.
There are some grammar and spelling errors throughout the book. The plot twists are definitely easy to spot, but the way Kova handled them was incredibly enjoyable. I didn't have it in me to rate this anything less than 5 stars. I haven't loved a new book this much since childhood.
Katria is an immediately loveable leading lady with a Cinderella feel. Davien is the perfect balance of brooding, powerful, and genuinely good. It was so nice to read a romance with a leading man who is actually romantic and not morally gray and dangerous all the time.
The side characters in this book are absolutely adorable and loveable. Kova perfectly captures the quippy comic relief, the beauty of inner strength, and perseverance despite fear.
I adored that this story didn't rely on miscommunication or selfishness to create conflict. Davien and Katria spend so much of the book truly learning and growing together that it was refreshing to read. Even the spicy scenes weren't over the top. They fit the story and didn't take away from the plot.
Kova did an amazing job keeping her character growth believable. I enjoyed that Davien had been training as a warrior his whole life and Shaye was a trained warrior. I also truly appreciated that Katria didn't lose all of her feminity to find her strength. Her strength enhanced her character.
There are some grammar and spelling errors throughout the book. The plot twists are definitely easy to spot, but the way Kova handled them was incredibly enjoyable. I didn't have it in me to rate this anything less than 5 stars. I haven't loved a new book this much since childhood.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Bullying, and Abandonment
Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Sexual content
Minor: Confinement, Slavery, Death of parent, Murder, and Physical abuse
nugenmak000's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
I really enjoyed this book a lot! I overall have enjoyed every book from this world by the author. One thing that was upsetting was is that I knew exactly what was the main character was but every one of the characters couldn't see that she was obviously not completely human. I wanted to shake the characters and help them see the obvious signs and put it together. The romance was good and there was an appropriate amount of conflict and questioning that it leaves you wanting to see where things go. Will they end up together type of thing because they didn't seem like a likely coupling but I was routing for them the entire time.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Medical trauma
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