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The Starlight Heir by Amalie Howard
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This was super fun. Been a while since I’ve read anything categorized as romantasy, and the combo of fantasy, adventure and romance here worked wonderfully. Did I have almost no idea what was going on for half the book? Absolutely. Did it all come together in a way that made sense? Mostly! The beginning plays out as if the ball in Cinderella turned into the Hunger Games and I’m wildly here for it, but things continue to go off the rails after that.
Suraya is a compelling protagonist and her romance with Roshan plays out gorgeously, my one quibble being that I saw most of the “twists” about him coming from a mile away and honestly it was almost silly for her to be surprised.
The audio of this is wonderfully done, Anais Inara Chase is a compelling narrator who I’ll look out for in the future. Her male voices aren’t my favorite, but didn’t take away from the experience in any way. Ramiz Monsef comes in to briefly growl out his interludes, but it works.
Thank you to NetGalley and HarperAudio for the ALC of this book to review!
Suraya is a compelling protagonist and her romance with Roshan plays out gorgeously, my one quibble being that I saw most of the “twists” about him coming from a mile away and honestly it was almost silly for her to be surprised.
The audio of this is wonderfully done, Anais Inara Chase is a compelling narrator who I’ll look out for in the future. Her male voices aren’t my favorite, but didn’t take away from the experience in any way. Ramiz Monsef comes in to briefly growl out his interludes, but it works.
Thank you to NetGalley and HarperAudio for the ALC of this book to review!