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A review by karly_rose_reads
A Certain Slant of Light by C.P. Du Toit
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
A Certain Slant of Light is a strong, beautifully written debut fantasy romance novel.
Set in a reimagined colonial Africa, this book has beloved romantasy tropes like:
🌿 Reluctant hero
🌿 Fish out of water
🌿 Chosen one
🌿 Secret relationship
Upon her 20th birthday, Sahle (FMC) is transported from the human world into a magical realm where she discovers she's their queen. A prophesied peacemaker, she must accept her new reality and learn to be a queen as there are mounting threats against her kingdom.
Overall, this is a great debut and beginning to a series. C.P. Du Toit has written a rich world and a complex, diverse FMC with plenty of room for growth. She also gifts us with two very different love interests (not a love triangle), which had me eagerly turning the page to figure out what happens next.
As expected with any debut, I feel there were some challenges. The biggest being that it took me about 50% to really settle into the book because the world building and pacing were slow, in my opinion. The second half of the book had me bought in, and I'm excited to see where the author takes this story.
A sincere thank you to C.P. Du Toit for gifting me a copy of the book. I chose to read it on KU to further support the author.
Set in a reimagined colonial Africa, this book has beloved romantasy tropes like:
🌿 Reluctant hero
🌿 Fish out of water
🌿 Chosen one
🌿 Secret relationship
Upon her 20th birthday, Sahle (FMC) is transported from the human world into a magical realm where she discovers she's their queen. A prophesied peacemaker, she must accept her new reality and learn to be a queen as there are mounting threats against her kingdom.
Overall, this is a great debut and beginning to a series. C.P. Du Toit has written a rich world and a complex, diverse FMC with plenty of room for growth. She also gifts us with two very different love interests (not a love triangle), which had me eagerly turning the page to figure out what happens next.
As expected with any debut, I feel there were some challenges. The biggest being that it took me about 50% to really settle into the book because the world building and pacing were slow, in my opinion. The second half of the book had me bought in, and I'm excited to see where the author takes this story.
A sincere thank you to C.P. Du Toit for gifting me a copy of the book. I chose to read it on KU to further support the author.