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How to Tame a Beast in Seven Days
by Kerrelyn Sparks
A new world by Kerrelyn Sparks for a fantasy romance - a world of elves and dragons, magic and murder, politics and romance. A very nice beginning to a series of five women who were raised together in secret on an isolated island.
Luciana always thought she was an orphan until her father picked her up from the convent. He had hid her from certain death, a death her twin sister experienced instead. Now to save a duchy she will need to survive assassination attempts and marry a man called "The Beast". Fortunately she can talk with the dead and her twin is still hanging around.
A nice first level of worldbuilding but the second level is lacking - too much aiming for the HEA (Happily Ever After) ending people want in romances even though a lot of bad things happen for most of the book ramping up the problems to be solved. The switch to having everything good at the end was abrupt.
A good light read. Solid mix of epic fantasy adventure, coming of age, and light romance.
I do want to see Brody (a secondary character) fall in love and hope one of the women is for him in a future book.
Pet Peeve - Picture on the cover does not match the character description. He is missing the scar on his chest and also the hair is described as redder and slightly longer. Leo also wore gloves all the time.
Note: The Kindle edition at this time (4/4/2017) actually costs $2 more than the paperback available on Amazon and in stores.
Luciana always thought she was an orphan until her father picked her up from the convent. He had hid her from certain death, a death her twin sister experienced instead. Now to save a duchy she will need to survive assassination attempts and marry a man called "The Beast". Fortunately she can talk with the dead and her twin is still hanging around.
A nice first level of worldbuilding but the second level is lacking - too much aiming for the HEA (Happily Ever After) ending people want in romances even though a lot of bad things happen for most of the book ramping up the problems to be solved. The switch to having everything good at the end was abrupt.
A good light read. Solid mix of epic fantasy adventure, coming of age, and light romance.
I do want to see Brody (a secondary character) fall in love and hope one of the women is for him in a future book.
Pet Peeve - Picture on the cover does not match the character description. He is missing the scar on his chest and also the hair is described as redder and slightly longer. Leo also wore gloves all the time.
Note: The Kindle edition at this time (4/4/2017) actually costs $2 more than the paperback available on Amazon and in stores.