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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
That was a nice enough story. The initial characterization of Brute a was a bit too reminiscent of a mentally disabled person for my liking. Like having to "proof" how stupid Brute is only for him to have his arc to disprove it. It was still okay though. His time at the palace was nice. The start of the romance between him an Gray a bit strange, especially considering the dynamics. I just didn't really feel the spark between the two, I kept waiting for them to be completed by Prince Alfred or something. The rescue of Gray seemed way too easy, as did the resolution of the story.
end up being very Pleasant and not having much tension or momentum after the first third. it was always very clear that true love would triumph. the magic was alright: good build up to the reveal of gray‰ЫЄs power but the explanation of the magic system being so nebulous detracted from it. but it was a unique setup and quite good and non-offensive relative to other self-published m/m romances
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-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:
Complicated
A wonderful story set in a medieval type world about a gentle giant for a man finding confidence in himself and a purpose for his life.
The writing is good, and the story develops slowly but painting a beautiful picture all the same. The book is lovely and sweet.
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I’m beginning to love Kim Fielding. What I like most about her is that her characters aren’t perfect and chiseled. They’re men who aren’t conventionally attractive and/or have disabilities of some kind. Brute is a giant missing a hand and Gray is blind. While Gray is considered attractive because he hails from the land of ~beautiful people~ we, as the reader, aren’t bashed over the head with it. Even the secondary characters weren’t drop-dead gorgeous models, but had distinct physical traits. They were all just regular average people.
I LOVE the concept of gentle giants and I thought Fielding wrote Aric beautifully. He was a good man and anyone would be lucky to have him. I understood that this book was his narrative and I didn’t feel like I needed to read from Gray’s perspective. What can the reader gain when most of Gray’s time is spent in a cell?
I wish there had been more depictions of magic/mysticism in this book. Like fairies or actual witchcraft. I also would’ve loved to see one of the secondary characters, like Warin or Alys or Alfrid, turn up in Gray’s vision and have Aric being involved with the rescue. I think that’s the only part of Gray’s perspective I would have liked to expanded on. That, and a bit more depth on what being a healer entails and the different levels of it.
I wonder if Gray hadn’t been blind, would he have fallen for Aric just from his kindness? I would like to think so, since looks aren’t so important.
I liked the writing style a lot. I thought the prose described the world the MCs lived in quite well. As someone who doesn’t read much of the medieval/renaissance fantasy genre, I felt it was descriptive enough without being long-winded.
I only have one problem with this work: there isn’t a planned sequel! I would love to read more adventures of Aric and Gray now that they’re free to do as they please.
4 out of 5 stars.
I LOVE the concept of gentle giants and I thought Fielding wrote Aric beautifully. He was a good man and anyone would be lucky to have him. I understood that this book was his narrative and I didn’t feel like I needed to read from Gray’s perspective. What can the reader gain when most of Gray’s time is spent in a cell?
I wish there had been more depictions of magic/mysticism in this book. Like fairies or actual witchcraft. I also would’ve loved to see one of the secondary characters, like Warin or Alys or Alfrid, turn up in Gray’s vision and have Aric being involved with the rescue. I think that’s the only part of Gray’s perspective I would have liked to expanded on. That, and a bit more depth on what being a healer entails and the different levels of it.
I wonder if Gray hadn’t been blind, would he have fallen for Aric just from his kindness? I would like to think so, since looks aren’t so important.
I liked the writing style a lot. I thought the prose described the world the MCs lived in quite well. As someone who doesn’t read much of the medieval/renaissance fantasy genre, I felt it was descriptive enough without being long-winded.
I only have one problem with this work: there isn’t a planned sequel! I would love to read more adventures of Aric and Gray now that they’re free to do as they please.
4 out of 5 stars.
what a beautiful book with a moving story and amazing, wonderful characters. i read it in a day and loved every second of it!
brute is just such a sweet person, there’s not a bad bone in his body - i just want to wrap him in a blanket and hold him. aside from that i just really enjoyed fielding’s writing style, she made her characters very real, even the small ones (so many of whom i wanted to read whole stories about). her world building is also immaculate, she managed to weave it into the story without making it boring, which is a talent not many fantasy authors have
brute is just such a sweet person, there’s not a bad bone in his body - i just want to wrap him in a blanket and hold him. aside from that i just really enjoyed fielding’s writing style, she made her characters very real, even the small ones (so many of whom i wanted to read whole stories about). her world building is also immaculate, she managed to weave it into the story without making it boring, which is a talent not many fantasy authors have