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georginap92 's review for:
Bride of the Winter King
by Holly Rose
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Winter King is throwing a ball to choose yet another Summer Bride
This is the third book by Holly Rose that I have read (Ashes of Aether and Storm of Shadows being the previous two) and her writing is definitely unique to her, the world building is rich and descriptive, and everything feels like you are watching a show unfold before your eyes, each characters is so well written with fantastic depth and development, and each book leaves you wanting more!
Bride of the Winter King is no exception, this first book in a new series follows the main character, Adara, as she is searching for information and revenge for her “stolen” sister and believes she will find it from the Winter King. Enter a beauty and the beast type retelling with an enemies to lovers trope that is a complete page turner and full of mystery, with some very lovely ballroom scenes that I’d love to attend, and here we have BOTWK.
I was completely engrossed from the first page, and despite the warnings of her father, Adara is adamant she is going to get revenge on the Winter King for her sister, she is a fantastic lead character, and really brings strong-willed and stubborn female leads to the forefront of the novel, and it was interesting to watch the internal debate that she had with herself throughout the book regarding the
Winter King, she is definitely someone I would love to befriend. There were times in the book that I felt I wanted to know more about Elaric as he did come across as quite closed off and mysterious in places, but I am hoping a sequel will add to his characters development, plus I forgive him a little for being such a cinnamon roll.
I would also mention that the book is a moderate steam level. There are a few hot under the collar moments in the book, and the consummation scene were rather spicy, too. Holly definitely knows how to write her scenes!
Plus, that ending was something else, I hate being left on those kinds of cliff-hangers.
Please, can I have Heart of the Summer Queen now?
**thank you to Holly Rose for a gifted copy in exchange for an honest review
This is the third book by Holly Rose that I have read (Ashes of Aether and Storm of Shadows being the previous two) and her writing is definitely unique to her, the world building is rich and descriptive, and everything feels like you are watching a show unfold before your eyes, each characters is so well written with fantastic depth and development, and each book leaves you wanting more!
Bride of the Winter King is no exception, this first book in a new series follows the main character, Adara, as she is searching for information and revenge for her “stolen” sister and believes she will find it from the Winter King. Enter a beauty and the beast type retelling with an enemies to lovers trope that is a complete page turner and full of mystery, with some very lovely ballroom scenes that I’d love to attend, and here we have BOTWK.
I was completely engrossed from the first page, and despite the warnings of her father, Adara is adamant she is going to get revenge on the Winter King for her sister, she is a fantastic lead character, and really brings strong-willed and stubborn female leads to the forefront of the novel, and it was interesting to watch the internal debate that she had with herself throughout the book regarding the
Winter King, she is definitely someone I would love to befriend. There were times in the book that I felt I wanted to know more about Elaric as he did come across as quite closed off and mysterious in places, but I am hoping a sequel will add to his characters development, plus I forgive him a little for being such a cinnamon roll.
I would also mention that the book is a moderate steam level. There are a few hot under the collar moments in the book, and the consummation scene were rather spicy, too. Holly definitely knows how to write her scenes!
Plus, that ending was something else, I hate being left on those kinds of cliff-hangers.
Please, can I have Heart of the Summer Queen now?
**thank you to Holly Rose for a gifted copy in exchange for an honest review