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The Frostbound Queen
by Amy Pennza
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Available on KU
SERIES: Book 1 of 4 realms of the covenant. (Currently, the first 3 books are published) This series are all a standalone but set in the same world/realm as other books in the series
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
🌶🌶🌶🌶.5 MM /MFM /MF /MMF
358 Pages
Release date 2024
Character driven
TROPES:
👑Royal intrigue
😈Enemies to lovers
🖤Shifters
☠️Bearded Man
🗡Bad ass FMC
⛓️HEA
I would class this as a high stakes cozy read, it's quite short, the details are there, but it could be better/more of them, and the structure was a bit off. This is a good read with gorgeous men to swoon over!
I love the characters in this series and how their journey unfolds. I enjoy the amount of growth each character has and how there are good side characters, too.
The writing style is good but the pacing is a little up and down, we find out theres a high stakes disaster but were going to take our time before we do anything. Theres a few contradictions in this book which like the high stakes issues we're all rather annoying.
There are a few spicy moments which are very enjoyable to read and the detail is captured well but personally- fpr this level of spice I would have expected each 'scene'to last a few pages longer because if you have 2 guys and a girl there's A LOT they can get up to. ( I totally understand that this is personal preference, though)
What I found disheartening about this series is that about 80% of the way through ot feels like the end, as in- all the tension gets dropped, we forget about the main high stakes problem and it just seems like everything is resolved. There is a spicy scene where finally the characters get together, and then we're reminded that actually time is of the essence and it's life or death. But by the time you are reminded of that, you don't really care anymore because it just doesn't feel genuinely important now.
I love the spicy scenes. I just wish the writing didn't make it feel like it was a happily ever after moment but instead kept us feeling tense and worried.
Glad I read it, I will be reading the next one but I wouldn't actively recomend this. However, if you were after a cozy high stakes mmf read, then this would certainly come to mind.I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
SERIES: Book 1 of 4 realms of the covenant. (Currently, the first 3 books are published) This series are all a standalone but set in the same world/realm as other books in the series
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
🌶🌶🌶🌶.5 MM /MFM /MF /MMF
358 Pages
Release date 2024
Character driven
TROPES:
👑Royal intrigue
😈Enemies to lovers
🖤Shifters
☠️Bearded Man
🗡Bad ass FMC
⛓️HEA
I would class this as a high stakes cozy read, it's quite short, the details are there, but it could be better/more of them, and the structure was a bit off. This is a good read with gorgeous men to swoon over!
I love the characters in this series and how their journey unfolds. I enjoy the amount of growth each character has and how there are good side characters, too.
The writing style is good but the pacing is a little up and down, we find out theres a high stakes disaster but were going to take our time before we do anything. Theres a few contradictions in this book which like the high stakes issues we're all rather annoying.
There are a few spicy moments which are very enjoyable to read and the detail is captured well but personally- fpr this level of spice I would have expected each 'scene'to last a few pages longer because if you have 2 guys and a girl there's A LOT they can get up to. ( I totally understand that this is personal preference, though)
What I found disheartening about this series is that about 80% of the way through ot feels like the end, as in- all the tension gets dropped, we forget about the main high stakes problem and it just seems like everything is resolved. There is a spicy scene where finally the characters get together, and then we're reminded that actually time is of the essence and it's life or death. But by the time you are reminded of that, you don't really care anymore because it just doesn't feel genuinely important now.
I love the spicy scenes. I just wish the writing didn't make it feel like it was a happily ever after moment but instead kept us feeling tense and worried.
Glad I read it, I will be reading the next one but I wouldn't actively recomend this. However, if you were after a cozy high stakes mmf read, then this would certainly come to mind.I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.