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blodeuedd's review
3.0
I have never any of these in order so it is fitting that the last bok is the first book, but to be fair, this one was just published ;)
Verice is an Elf living in human lands and he has been a baron there for quite some time. He is honorable, takes care of those who live on his lands and kind. But oh man, or oh elf, when he sees Warna it does seem like he forgets he has a brain.
Warna is fleeing war and comes to Tassinic. And what can I say, he just carries her away. Not for any nefarious reasons, now he is all, pretty voice, must protect! Men! Elves! Of course she is all what do you want?! I mean who wouldn't be. But Like I said, he is honorable and kind. So obviously these two fall in lust and love. And she is so capable so she saves his barony too.
There is another couple mentioned too, that just felt weird. I (thanks to someone) worked out that they will star in a new series, but at this moment it mostly felt like I had missed a book in this series. Hush hush, I will say nothing more about them.
Not that much happens in a way. There is no war or fighting. Considering there is a war going on. It is more a book about these two falling in love and him learning to see past something that happened. A sweet book.
Verice is an Elf living in human lands and he has been a baron there for quite some time. He is honorable, takes care of those who live on his lands and kind. But oh man, or oh elf, when he sees Warna it does seem like he forgets he has a brain.
Warna is fleeing war and comes to Tassinic. And what can I say, he just carries her away. Not for any nefarious reasons, now he is all, pretty voice, must protect! Men! Elves! Of course she is all what do you want?! I mean who wouldn't be. But Like I said, he is honorable and kind. So obviously these two fall in lust and love. And she is so capable so she saves his barony too.
There is another couple mentioned too, that just felt weird. I (thanks to someone) worked out that they will star in a new series, but at this moment it mostly felt like I had missed a book in this series. Hush hush, I will say nothing more about them.
Not that much happens in a way. There is no war or fighting. Considering there is a war going on. It is more a book about these two falling in love and him learning to see past something that happened. A sweet book.
foesandlovers's review
4.0
4.5 STARS
I really adored this book. It's a very lovely historical fantasy story with a strong romance at its core. there's magic, a bit of angst, a slow-burn, political conflict, prejudices between elves and humans, some action and two absolutely adorable idiots who can't seem to realize they're in love with the other.
I thoroughly enjoyed every second of this one and definitely will be reading more by this author.
I really adored this book. It's a very lovely historical fantasy story with a strong romance at its core. there's magic, a bit of angst, a slow-burn, political conflict, prejudices between elves and humans, some action and two absolutely adorable idiots who can't seem to realize they're in love with the other.
I thoroughly enjoyed every second of this one and definitely will be reading more by this author.
kendalanne07's review
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
talknerdybookblog's review
3.0
3.5/5 stars
I really enjoyed this novel – it's a sweet romance. However, I've only read the Warprize trilogy (the first three books in the Chronicles of the Warlands series). And, while this novel is a prequel to that series, that really only becomes evident towards the end, meaning that having read those books provided really no context at all for this story. The story of Verice and Warna, I believe, is set in the same world as Vaughan's series Epic of the Palins, of which I have read none of the books. Many of the reviews stated the series could be read as a standalone but having read Warprize, I wasn't worried about the worldbuilding as I was already familiar with the Plains. However, the story taking place in a different world to the Warland Chronicles, Vaughan didn't really take the time to set up the novel as much in the beginning so as a reader I was left floundering, wondering what world was this based in, what are the rules of its society, its history, etc. It honestly took me quite a while to realize the story is not set in the Plains like it is in Warprize, which seriously detracted from the story. However, I found that once I became invested Verice's and Warna's little world in Verice's Barony, the scenery allows the reader to just focus on their building romance. So, while the beginning of the novel suffered for its lack of context, I felt the rest of the novel focused really well on the relationship between Verice and Warna and I would really like a follow-up book to their story.Perhaps one that reconciles their HFN situation.
I really enjoyed this novel – it's a sweet romance. However, I've only read the Warprize trilogy (the first three books in the Chronicles of the Warlands series). And, while this novel is a prequel to that series, that really only becomes evident towards the end, meaning that having read those books provided really no context at all for this story. The story of Verice and Warna, I believe, is set in the same world as Vaughan's series Epic of the Palins, of which I have read none of the books. Many of the reviews stated the series could be read as a standalone but having read Warprize, I wasn't worried about the worldbuilding as I was already familiar with the Plains. However, the story taking place in a different world to the Warland Chronicles, Vaughan didn't really take the time to set up the novel as much in the beginning so as a reader I was left floundering, wondering what world was this based in, what are the rules of its society, its history, etc. It honestly took me quite a while to realize the story is not set in the Plains like it is in Warprize, which seriously detracted from the story. However, I found that once I became invested Verice's and Warna's little world in Verice's Barony, the scenery allows the reader to just focus on their building romance. So, while the beginning of the novel suffered for its lack of context, I felt the rest of the novel focused really well on the relationship between Verice and Warna and I would really like a follow-up book to their story.
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