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smutty_and_smokey 's review for:
The Flame King's Captive
by Chloe Chastaine
I'm a big fan of epic fantasy (the swords and sorcery type) and this was my first romance fantasy, and first experience of an alpha/omega storyline.
It was refreshing to read something romantic which has an epic scale and I didn't mind the cliffhanger. I found the pacing of the book slightly off - the first half or more raced by but then I got bogged down with nothing happening and I had to push through, finally the ending felt a bit rushed.
The world-building was excellent and I can see how this might develop in the rest of the trilogy. The dragons were fantastic characters - I would have liked even more of them! Zabriel is, in many ways, quite a typical fantasy hero golden boy who is almost too good to be true. Isavelle is sweet but willful and pretty naive. I found her a bit annoying at times. I'm not sure the omega dynamic is something I would choose to read regularly, it's kind of cloying.
Maybe it sounds like I'm being a bit negative? I don't mean to be. Overall, I really enjoyed this and think book one set the foundations for a fantastic trilogy. I was engaged and intrigued by the world, invested in uncovering the various mysteries and liked the characters (I hope some of the side characters get more air time going forward as I think they have loads of potential).
It was refreshing to read something romantic which has an epic scale and I didn't mind the cliffhanger. I found the pacing of the book slightly off - the first half or more raced by but then I got bogged down with nothing happening and I had to push through, finally the ending felt a bit rushed.
The world-building was excellent and I can see how this might develop in the rest of the trilogy. The dragons were fantastic characters - I would have liked even more of them! Zabriel is, in many ways, quite a typical fantasy hero golden boy who is almost too good to be true. Isavelle is sweet but willful and pretty naive. I found her a bit annoying at times. I'm not sure the omega dynamic is something I would choose to read regularly, it's kind of cloying.
Maybe it sounds like I'm being a bit negative? I don't mean to be. Overall, I really enjoyed this and think book one set the foundations for a fantastic trilogy. I was engaged and intrigued by the world, invested in uncovering the various mysteries and liked the characters (I hope some of the side characters get more air time going forward as I think they have loads of potential).