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A review by robinbridgefour
Wildest Dreams by Kristen Ashley
4.0
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Romantasy (Romance + Fantasy) at it's best.
Buddy reading with a few of my Buddies Books and Baubles friends.
IblameThank Jessica and along for the ride are also Stephanie and Chrissy
I have to pace myself with KA books because I really have a difficult time doing anything else once I start one. She takes things that should upset me and make me roll my eyes and instead I'm flipping pages wanting to find out what happens next and then when I'm done I go back and reread my favorite parts. I love and hate the alpha men in her books. It really makes no sense. The dialogue is different and some of the situations ridiculous and still I can't help myself I love her books, especially her fantasy series.
She is definitely a love or hate author there is no in-between but I fall totally on the side of love and Wildest Dreams was no different for me.
There are two worlds and in each one there is a twin to the person of the other world *waves to the Robin in Fantasyland*. With the help of someone with magic (a lot of magic) you can swap places with your twin and voila you are in a whole new world full of new adventures and possibilities.
Why, you might ask would anyone want to do this? For Finnie it is easy, she is an adventurer and wandered it heart. She lost her parents at a young age but they left her in a very comfortable position financially. She has tried a lot of daredevil things in this world but she longs to connect with the people she lost so long ago. When she finds that her parents in the other world are still alive, she jumps at the opportunity to get to know them. Her twin on the other hand is trying to escape from an arranged marriage and longs for freedom from some of her responsibilities.
So poof the switch is made and that is when the story really starts to take off.
Finnie - She is so easy to love right away. She is a little bit broken by the loss of her family so young…but she has this positive spirit that just won’t stop and makes the best out of every situation handed to her. Including the one that has her marrying The Drakar or Dragon not even 10 minutes after she arrives.
Frey a.k.a. The Drakar - He is a KA hero to the extreme. The man is infuriating at times. The choices he makes throughout the book totally piss me off and have me wanting to smack him around alittle lot.
But then in true KA fashion she makes me love the stupid alpha jerk all the same. *throws hands in the air because there is no resisting* He does some of the sweetest things for Finnie and can be remarkably caring and adorable. He is hot as well so it is hard to resist his pull.
There are other characters but there are so many and each only contributes a little to the story. But I did especially love Finnie’s growing relationship to Aurora who wasn’t afraid to tell-it-like-it-is to Frey, especially where her new daughter is concerned and Frey’s cabin boy Skylar who was so adorable.
I’m not sure how it happens but it always does KA draws me into her story every time. Fantasyland has some very cool things in it including:
✦ Elves
✦ Dragons
✦ A Winter Wonderland
✦ Talking animals
✦ Magic Portals
✦ Assassination Plots
✦ Mystical Artifacts
✦ Frey (Don’t judge me he is cool)
Frey and Finnie’s relationship starts out in a rush and with an obstacle. It seems that Frey pretty much hates Finnie, because of the other Finnie she swapped places with. Our heroine will need to convince him that she is a changed woman and destroy that wall that he has erected between them. Finnie NEVER backs away from a challenge and since this is her adventure she is going to make the most of it.
I loved the overall story that was equal parts romance and actual plotted storyline. The only reason this gets 4 stars instead of 5 is that KA has a tendency to over detail little things in the story like the surrounding and clothing that at times distracted me from the actual story. But all in all this was hugely entertaining and I loved being in this world.
Romantasy (Romance + Fantasy) at it's best.
Buddy reading with a few of my Buddies Books and Baubles friends.
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I have to pace myself with KA books because I really have a difficult time doing anything else once I start one. She takes things that should upset me and make me roll my eyes and instead I'm flipping pages wanting to find out what happens next and then when I'm done I go back and reread my favorite parts. I love and hate the alpha men in her books. It really makes no sense. The dialogue is different and some of the situations ridiculous and still I can't help myself I love her books, especially her fantasy series.
She is definitely a love or hate author there is no in-between but I fall totally on the side of love and Wildest Dreams was no different for me.
╰⊰✿ The Premise ✿⊱╮
There are two worlds and in each one there is a twin to the person of the other world *waves to the Robin in Fantasyland*. With the help of someone with magic (a lot of magic) you can swap places with your twin and voila you are in a whole new world full of new adventures and possibilities.
Why, you might ask would anyone want to do this? For Finnie it is easy, she is an adventurer and wandered it heart. She lost her parents at a young age but they left her in a very comfortable position financially. She has tried a lot of daredevil things in this world but she longs to connect with the people she lost so long ago. When she finds that her parents in the other world are still alive, she jumps at the opportunity to get to know them. Her twin on the other hand is trying to escape from an arranged marriage and longs for freedom from some of her responsibilities.
So poof the switch is made and that is when the story really starts to take off.
╰⊰✿ The Characters ✿⊱╮
Finnie - She is so easy to love right away. She is a little bit broken by the loss of her family so young…but she has this positive spirit that just won’t stop and makes the best out of every situation handed to her. Including the one that has her marrying The Drakar or Dragon not even 10 minutes after she arrives.
Frey a.k.a. The Drakar - He is a KA hero to the extreme. The man is infuriating at times. The choices he makes throughout the book totally piss me off and have me wanting to smack him around a
But then in true KA fashion she makes me love the stupid alpha jerk all the same. *throws hands in the air because there is no resisting* He does some of the sweetest things for Finnie and can be remarkably caring and adorable. He is hot as well so it is hard to resist his pull.
There are other characters but there are so many and each only contributes a little to the story. But I did especially love Finnie’s growing relationship to Aurora who wasn’t afraid to tell-it-like-it-is to Frey, especially where her new daughter is concerned and Frey’s cabin boy Skylar who was so adorable.
╰⊰✿ The Story ✿⊱╮
I’m not sure how it happens but it always does KA draws me into her story every time. Fantasyland has some very cool things in it including:
✦ Elves
✦ Dragons
✦ A Winter Wonderland
✦ Talking animals
✦ Magic Portals
✦ Assassination Plots
✦ Mystical Artifacts
✦ Frey (Don’t judge me he is cool)
Frey and Finnie’s relationship starts out in a rush and with an obstacle. It seems that Frey pretty much hates Finnie, because of the other Finnie she swapped places with. Our heroine will need to convince him that she is a changed woman and destroy that wall that he has erected between them. Finnie NEVER backs away from a challenge and since this is her adventure she is going to make the most of it.
I loved the overall story that was equal parts romance and actual plotted storyline. The only reason this gets 4 stars instead of 5 is that KA has a tendency to over detail little things in the story like the surrounding and clothing that at times distracted me from the actual story. But all in all this was hugely entertaining and I loved being in this world.