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A review by pagepixie
Broken by the Horde King by Zoey Draven
emotional
lighthearted
medium-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
3.0
This may have been my least favorite of this series so far, but I still enjoyed it.
The thing I did really like about this book is that the set up was a little different. Our main characters have known each other since they were children and have been best friends since they were kids. This is the first book where the fmc was raised outside of a human settlement so she was less of an outsider. I liked that dynamic a lot.
I also really liked that we got some more world building. In the last book we were in Dothik and under the mountain. In this book we get to see what life in one of the settled hordes, saruks, is like.
I also liked that Maeva, the fmc, was a healer. I liked that she had a real job and passion in the horde outside of being the “queen” to the King who rules.
The romance itself is where this book fell a bit flat for me. Our fmc has been in love with the mmc since they were kids, but he broke her heart and left. So it’s a second chance romance, which is not my favorite, but not bad on its own. The fact is:
He could have begged more.
No seriously, not only was Kieran’s excuse for breaking Maeva’s heart not good enough for me (he was young and dumb?) but he also did not make up for it. Where was the groveling?! He just bursts back into her like let’s get married! Um no boy, no.
Finally, I think this book had the least participation in the over arching plot. This couple didnt really face much action outside of themselves. That was fine for me, but it did set up the fog which I think is pivotal to our next couple.
Once again, I can’t wait for the next book!
The thing I did really like about this book is that the set up was a little different. Our main characters have known each other since they were children and have been best friends since they were kids. This is the first book where the fmc was raised outside of a human settlement so she was less of an outsider. I liked that dynamic a lot.
I also really liked that we got some more world building. In the last book we were in Dothik and under the mountain. In this book we get to see what life in one of the settled hordes, saruks, is like.
I also liked that Maeva, the fmc, was a healer. I liked that she had a real job and passion in the horde outside of being the “queen” to the King who rules.
The romance itself is where this book fell a bit flat for me. Our fmc has been in love with the mmc since they were kids, but he broke her heart and left. So it’s a second chance romance, which is not my favorite, but not bad on its own. The fact is:
He could have begged more.
No seriously, not only was Kieran’s excuse for breaking Maeva’s heart not good enough for me (he was young and dumb?) but he also did not make up for it. Where was the groveling?! He just bursts back into her like let’s get married! Um no boy, no.
Finally, I think this book had the least participation in the over arching plot. This couple didnt really face much action outside of themselves. That was fine for me, but it did set up the fog which I think is pivotal to our next couple.
Once again, I can’t wait for the next book!