A review by aya_neela
The Raven and the Dove by Kaitlyn Davis

3.0

This was such an interesting story!

I really enjoyed the setting and the world. I had to suspend my disbelief a couple of times with the way the politics and magic worked but it was honestly very creative. 

I think my one of my biggest gripes was the characters of Lyana and Rafe. I could not get on board with their insta-love because there weren’t enough quiet moments between the two to fully enrich their love story. 

Which made the betrayal even worse to stomach at the end because I just did not buy the relationship at all.

That is not to justify the cheating but empathy towards their situation by giving their relationship more substance was needed. 

I kept thinking to myself “wow, you are both disgusting and incredibly selfish.”

Which brings me to Lyana.

I will commend the author for writing an unconventional fairytale princess. Lyana is solely driven by passion and curiosity as well as her wants and needs. 

For the most part, although annoying, I could get behind her actions. In fact her bratty nature paired with her age made sense. 

But the way she would whine and panic after she would do something dumb (ie: losing her fiance’s ring in her lover’s bedroom) I honestly could not stand her nonsense. 

Also as much as I adored Xander, everything that happened could have been resolved had he been honest from the beginning. 

Honestly….you send your brother to woo a mate for you and one liked him therefore she wants to be with him. WHAT DID YOU EXPECT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN?!

And Cassie…oh my goodness Cassie what have you done. 

What does it say about me that I still liked her more than Lyana. 

Really cool concepts we explored in this and I am looking forward to the next installment.