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A review by greeneggsandsam
To Steal A Bride by Daniela A. Mera
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
TSaB is a romantasy that had me in a chokehold the whole way through. We follow Estela, a human slave to the giants, and Teo, the king of the Trolls. Estela has a rough life, trying to care for her brother, Mikal, and survive the tortuous conditions the giants give the humans. But even after Teo steals her from the giants when he discovers she's his mate, Estela's fear of the trolls makes her only desire to flee. As the two grow to learn more about one another, the world around them is changing.... and not entirely for the better.
We got so much growth from our characters, even some from side characters, that I can't wait to get more from in book two. The world is so detailed that I desired more of it, but I also didn't want to leave the inner thoughts of our characters as they were written so well.
"𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚜 𝚍𝚘 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚍𝚎𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞- 𝚒𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚐𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚍𝚘."
This book follows very tragic themes, but it still managed to be beautiful at the same time. The potential for this world alongside the amazing writing & characters has me so hyped for future books in this world.
Also, go check out the hardcover of this book on Mera's page. This is the first book I would buy if I weren't on a book buying ban rn 😭
TROPES:
💜 Fated mates
💜 You came? You called.
💜 Monster romance
💜 Trolls, elves, giants, humans, magic
💜 Touch her, and you die
💜 Age gap
💜 Who did this to you?
💜 In each other's minds
💜 He has a tail
We got so much growth from our characters, even some from side characters, that I can't wait to get more from in book two. The world is so detailed that I desired more of it, but I also didn't want to leave the inner thoughts of our characters as they were written so well.
"𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚜 𝚍𝚘 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚍𝚎𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞- 𝚒𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚐𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚍𝚘."
This book follows very tragic themes, but it still managed to be beautiful at the same time. The potential for this world alongside the amazing writing & characters has me so hyped for future books in this world.
Also, go check out the hardcover of this book on Mera's page. This is the first book I would buy if I weren't on a book buying ban rn 😭
TROPES:
💜 Fated mates
💜 You came? You called.
💜 Monster romance
💜 Trolls, elves, giants, humans, magic
💜 Touch her, and you die
💜 Age gap
💜 Who did this to you?
💜 In each other's minds
💜 He has a tail