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A review by kaitie_reads
The Veiled Kingdom by Holly Renee
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
"𝓓𝓲𝓭 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓳𝓾𝓼𝓽 𝓬𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓶𝓮 𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓼𝓸𝓶𝓮?” [...] 𝓗𝓮 𝓵𝓲𝓬𝓴𝓮𝓭 𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓵𝓲𝓹𝓼 𝓪𝓰𝓪𝓲𝓷, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓪𝓵𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱 𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓮𝓮𝓶𝓮𝓭 𝓽𝓸 𝓫𝓮 𝓪𝓫𝓼𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓵𝔂 𝓭𝓸𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓶𝓸𝓿𝓮, 𝓲𝓽 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓾𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓵𝔂 𝓲𝓷𝓯𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰. “𝓘𝓽’𝓼 𝓸𝓴𝓪𝔂 𝓲𝓯 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓴 𝓘’𝓶 𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓼𝓸𝓶𝓮."
I would call this a dark, spicy romantasy with a little bit of dubcon.
Nyra is the "lost princess." She's escaped her palace home and the grasp of her cruel father, the King of Marmoris. While trying to plan her escape from the kingdom, she falls into the arms of the rebellion. She soon finds herself torn between two worlds and harbouring her secret identity when all she wants is her freedom. Dacre, the future leader of the rebellion, doesn't trust her; but he also can't resist the desire he feels for her.
This book won't be for everyone. There are questionable circumstances. I feel like if you don't love Dacre... you'll hate him, and the book is centred around lust rather than love (but I can't wait to see how this develops). I personally really enjoyed it.
Sometimes, I do find that the end of one chapter takes quite a big jump to the next scene, but there are honestly no dull moments.
Is this book complex with intricate magic systems, detailed world-building, and strong plot lines? No.
Is this book extremely fast-paced and easy to read with short chapters and steamy tension? Yes.
I flew through this book, and I'm looking forward to how this series develops! I would categorize this as a "guilty pleasure" type book.
Also: I'm not ready to talk about that ending.
I would call this a dark, spicy romantasy with a little bit of dubcon.
Nyra is the "lost princess." She's escaped her palace home and the grasp of her cruel father, the King of Marmoris. While trying to plan her escape from the kingdom, she falls into the arms of the rebellion. She soon finds herself torn between two worlds and harbouring her secret identity when all she wants is her freedom. Dacre, the future leader of the rebellion, doesn't trust her; but he also can't resist the desire he feels for her.
This book won't be for everyone. There are questionable circumstances. I feel like if you don't love Dacre... you'll hate him, and the book is centred around lust rather than love (but I can't wait to see how this develops). I personally really enjoyed it.
Sometimes, I do find that the end of one chapter takes quite a big jump to the next scene, but there are honestly no dull moments.
Is this book complex with intricate magic systems, detailed world-building, and strong plot lines? No.
Is this book extremely fast-paced and easy to read with short chapters and steamy tension? Yes.
I flew through this book, and I'm looking forward to how this series develops! I would categorize this as a "guilty pleasure" type book.
Also: I'm not ready to talk about that ending.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent