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A review by deb_is_reading
The Raven and the Dove by Kaitlyn Davis
5.0
4.5
I absolutely adored this book. I would recommend this to any fantasy reader who's looking for a angsty romance with a bigger plot starting to bubble to the surface. Thank you so much to Kaitlyn Davis and NetGalley for the eARC and the opportunity to read and review this.
The story is so simple but intriguing from page one. A good part of this intrigue is owed to the world building and mythos of this fantasy book. One thing that always sucks me in, in any fantasy series, is a polytheistic religion. The setting of this book is a cluster of floating isles, our characters know nothing about what's beneath the clouds. This immediately caused warning bells to go off in my head, but good bells because I was motivated to keep on reading (more so than I already was). I personally had a sense of impending doom or dread just on how the plot pieces were laying out. Gosh I was so emotionally invested. The way the book ended...I need the next one asap.
I was also so invested in a handful of the characters. One thing I really appreciated was how many of the characters weren't the "bad guy" of the story. Each character has motivations that, while doesn't justify their behaviors, I could understand where they were coming from. I wish we got to see more of a certain character that was more hinted at before we saw more of them towards the end of the book. Xander is by far my favorite character so far.
The writing was so pretty at times. The prologue definitely was a good indication of how wonderful the author's prose can be. I could picture some of the landscapes that were described so well.
Obviously I really enjoyed this book. I was invested and I got through large parts of this ARC in a few sittings because I didn't want to put this down. This is gonna sound like a cliche review but I just wanted more from the plot that is brewing underneath the surface. This only makes me want to read the next one asap.
I absolutely adored this book. I would recommend this to any fantasy reader who's looking for a angsty romance with a bigger plot starting to bubble to the surface. Thank you so much to Kaitlyn Davis and NetGalley for the eARC and the opportunity to read and review this.
The story is so simple but intriguing from page one. A good part of this intrigue is owed to the world building and mythos of this fantasy book. One thing that always sucks me in, in any fantasy series, is a polytheistic religion. The setting of this book is a cluster of floating isles, our characters know nothing about what's beneath the clouds. This immediately caused warning bells to go off in my head, but good bells because I was motivated to keep on reading (more so than I already was). I personally had a sense of impending doom or dread just on how the plot pieces were laying out. Gosh I was so emotionally invested. The way the book ended...I need the next one asap.
I was also so invested in a handful of the characters. One thing I really appreciated was how many of the characters weren't the "bad guy" of the story. Each character has motivations that, while doesn't justify their behaviors, I could understand where they were coming from. I wish we got to see more of a certain character that was more hinted at before we saw more of them towards the end of the book. Xander is by far my favorite character so far.
The writing was so pretty at times. The prologue definitely was a good indication of how wonderful the author's prose can be. I could picture some of the landscapes that were described so well.
Obviously I really enjoyed this book. I was invested and I got through large parts of this ARC in a few sittings because I didn't want to put this down. This is gonna sound like a cliche review but I just wanted more from the plot that is brewing underneath the surface. This only makes me want to read the next one asap.