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A review by breabooks
A Dawn with the Wolf Knight by Elise Kova
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
Elise Kova is a master story teller. This book proves it. This is the best book out of all the Married to Magic series in my opinion.
Kova weaves a magical tale of second chances, self-discovery, and forbidden romance in a setting with epic world building. This story is about Faelyn, a witch who is tasked with keeping the protective barriers around the forest were the lykin roam. Faelyn encounters the primordial spirit of the moon and is whisked away to Midscape, claimed by the Wolf King as his bride. But then there’s the king’s knight, tasked to protect her. His motivations are not what they seem.
This is an interconnected standalone, so the magic system is already established. It is somehow different, yet the same with the other books. The spirits are a wonderful new addition. Folost is a fun secondary character as are all the spirits.
The character building is top tier, as usual. Faelyn is strong and determined, but by no mean perfect. She grows throughout the story. Evander is now my new favorite male main character, so there’s that. I appreciate how Kova creates characters that are not stagnant.
The story starts off hitting the ground running and does not stop, which is a little different from the other books. This book is paced at a way in which you are dying the read the next chapter. I did not want to put the book down. As someone who has read all the other books, I loved finding all the Easter eggs. It was truly a perfect ending (I think?) to the series.
Thank you Book of Matches Media and Elise Kova for an eARC.
Kova weaves a magical tale of second chances, self-discovery, and forbidden romance in a setting with epic world building. This story is about Faelyn, a witch who is tasked with keeping the protective barriers around the forest were the lykin roam. Faelyn encounters the primordial spirit of the moon and is whisked away to Midscape, claimed by the Wolf King as his bride. But then there’s the king’s knight, tasked to protect her. His motivations are not what they seem.
This is an interconnected standalone, so the magic system is already established. It is somehow different, yet the same with the other books. The spirits are a wonderful new addition. Folost is a fun secondary character as are all the spirits.
The character building is top tier, as usual. Faelyn is strong and determined, but by no mean perfect. She grows throughout the story. Evander is now my new favorite male main character, so there’s that. I appreciate how Kova creates characters that are not stagnant.
The story starts off hitting the ground running and does not stop, which is a little different from the other books. This book is paced at a way in which you are dying the read the next chapter. I did not want to put the book down. As someone who has read all the other books, I loved finding all the Easter eggs. It was truly a perfect ending (I think?) to the series.
Thank you Book of Matches Media and Elise Kova for an eARC.