alivingjuliet 's review for:

Radiance by Grace Draven

3.5

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This book was highly recommended because of the romance, and I had so much fun with it. The main pair are two different species forced into an arranged marriage. The main problem is that they are utterly disgusted with each other’s looks— it’s delightful. The author did a great job making humans seem otherworldly. That aside, there were times when the writing was a little clumsy (especially in the beginning), but it kind of smoothed out as it went on. Also, a lot of the time things were slow but I didn’t mind too much because I liked watching the relationship grow (even though I wished there were more “live” interactions and less telling). This is definitely set up for a series, but I just didn’t care enough about the overarching storyline to want to continue (at least for now), but I still recommend it for those who like this genre.