3.97 AVERAGE

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

i was in the mood for a good romantasy and this one did not disappoint. i absolutely LOVED prisca, she was such a great fmc. i loved seeing her evolve through the book. i really loved the world building and all the side characters. i thought they were great and i immediately started caring for them. the only reason it’s not a 5 stars is that i’m not sold on lorian yet. i have a tough time with these types of mmc but i’m hoping that with the following books and his pov now that i know his big secret, i’ll enjoy him more and i can root for him and prisca, because it’s not the case yet.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was a strange one to rate for me because I really enjoyed the story but not the romance. The spicy scenes just felt out of nowhere. I didn't feel the build up at all.

The actual spicy scenes were written well and I thought the dialog throughout the book was very good. But it just felt like a lot got cut in editing.

I love a good dual POV and one-horse trope. Plus hidden identities are my jam. I'm about to start book 2 and just really hope the build up into those more intimate moments are there. 
adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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: Yes

This scratched my romantasy itch. I bought every book in the series immediately 

2.5 ⭐️
Did I hate it? No, but I barely liked it.
But it just couldn't get into this like I wanted to. Pace felt really off, characters aren't well fleshed out (constantly had to remind myself who was who). I will probably continue the series, but definitely not rushing for the second. There is stuff to like, but a lot that holds this book back.
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious 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: Yes

Some elements of this story had promise, but the plot was poorly executed, the characters were under developed, and the whole thing was riddled with inconsistencies.
adventurous challenging emotional mysterious

3.5⭐️