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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
Amazing Story!!!
I'm beyond stunned. Speechless. Fantastic plot!!! This book was the definition of slow burn and found family.
5-⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
2.5-
I'm beyond stunned. Speechless. Fantastic plot!!! This book was the definition of slow burn and found family.
5-⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
2.5-
5⭐️. Just WOW. What a debut! I haven’t felt this absorbed in a fantasy romance in a long time (and I read A LOT). Where to begin…
My unhinged thoughts (spoiler free!):
My unhinged thoughts (spoiler free!):
- The writing is EXCELLENT
- The plot is gripping
- The character development and relationships are so finely done
- FFM poly romance—slow burn, and absolutely a LOVE story. FEELINGS❤️🔥
- The found family side of the narrative is elite. From the first scene with them together you can feel it and it only grows throughout the novel
- Female power and rage. I will leave it at that to avoid spoilers—aside from a quick I cannot WAIT for Lyrik’s book (she is absolute 🔥🔥🔥)
- What tips it over to being a clear 5⭐️ read for me is that the world and characters feel real. Tangible. It’s SO well realised—you get the sense that the world existed long before this story and will go on well after it.
- I read this via audiobook—the narration is fantastic! I’ve been spoiled with a lot of duet narration lately (my fave style) so the last few single narration books I’ve read have felt disappointing—absolutely not the case here! I was enthralled throughout.
- This debut has right out of the gate secured CC Davie as an auto buy author for me—I think I went ahead and preordered the next two about 20% of the way into this one!
What you can expect:
✨ high fantasy world—beautifully realised
⚔️ adventure
🪄 magic
🏳️🌈 LGBTQ rep
❤️ slow burn sapphic poly romance (FFM)
🐴 one horse
🥶 shared body heat to survive
❤️🩹 FEELINGS
💕 Found family (like a warm “I’ve found my people” hug)
😂 banter and laughs
💗 fated mates
🐎 Shadow the dark, grumpy, protective, mama-hearted warrior horse (and her murder fluff sidekick 😂)
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Spice! But I would note it’s not gratuitous—it always furthers character development and the plot (not that there is anything wrong with gratuitous spice! Just clarifying this for anyone who chooses their reads for a good plot/spice balance—this is absolutely well balanced)
🛑 Please check your content warnings! There is on page SA and some other heavy themes and content that some readers may wish to avoid: I personally thought it was incredibly sensitively handled and not gratuitous and anchored in the plot. But do proceed with caution ❤️
NOTE: for my fellow cis-het folks who consider themselves queer allies but to this point have only read MF in terms of the central romance plot of their fantasy romance—I challenge you to read this book. It’s so beautifully and warmly written, you will love it—trust me 🙌
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I “read” this book via audiobook because I came across Laura Horowitz (narrator) recording the book on TikTok. I had the audiobook for a while before actually starting because me TBR is so long.
I can definitely say David and Horowitz are a killer combo for dark fantasy audiobooks.
I can definitely say David and Horowitz are a killer combo for dark fantasy audiobooks.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Such a great fantasy story with interesting and original magic system, fantastic side characters and absolutely loved the main characters. Heartwarming, funny, so sad, dark at times but so worth it. One of my favourite fantasy reads of the year! Writing layout was a bit odd on kindle so it was confusing at the beginning of each ‘section’ within chapters, and sometimes the shift between POV’s wasn’t that clear. But still such an enjoyable read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy
Minor: Confinement, Infertility, Miscarriage, War
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
sad
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:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
Yeeeees! I really enjoyed this...although it was a bit slow at times...
I fkn love the Poly rep! And the charatersa and relationship....Lyric is a godsdamnd mood...I love her!🤣😍
This book had a few firsts for me...like on page rape, FFM romance and a birth scene on page...
I also really liked like all of the side characters alot! Which just makes a book that much better😁
It made me laugh out loud, it made me cry both for sad and happy moments and yeah...I really enjoyed this book!😁😍
Looking forward to the next, if I could I would reda it now!...but fk storytell doesn't have it😭😵🤬
I fkn love the Poly rep! And the charatersa and relationship....Lyric is a godsdamnd mood...I love her!🤣😍
This book had a few firsts for me...like on page rape, FFM romance and a birth scene on page...
I also really liked like all of the side characters alot! Which just makes a book that much better😁
It made me laugh out loud, it made me cry both for sad and happy moments and yeah...I really enjoyed this book!😁😍
Looking forward to the next, if I could I would reda it now!...but fk storytell doesn't have it😭😵🤬
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
adventurous
dark
emotional
The side characters really saved this book. I found Amylia, Cecily, and Gryffon to all be bland and I didn’t think they had any chemistry together. It felt more like a parent/child relationship not an intimate one and the pet names for Amylia gave me major ick. They are names you give to a child not your lover. It was disappointing because I was really looking forward to the FFM relationship. Aside from that, I like banter and tension and slow burn and none of that was in this book unfortunately.
I liked all the other characters though. Im planning on reading Lyrik’s book and would be interested in a spin off series. I liked the world and magic and sylkies.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Pregnancy
Moderate: Body horror, Vomit