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cxrriemc 's review for:
The Knight of the Trove
by Holly Rose
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
*ARC received from Netgalley - all opinions are my own*
TL;DR: If you want an easy YA romantasy this is for you - not the adult high fantasy it’s marketed to be.
Review:
I struggled the entire way through Knight of the Trove and to be truthful - I would have definitely DNF’d if I hadn’t been reading this for review.
The first few chapters started off pretty strong and I really liked the tone of the book but then everything just sort of fell apart and it absolutely dragged on. At just over 300 pages Knight of the Trove took me 2/ 3 months of sporadic reading before I managed to finish.
Marketed as High Fantasy but everything leans very heavily YA apart from one sex scene. The characters, their development, even the quest itself just comes off as childish and not as well developed as you would expect from an adult high fantasy.
The trope of “forbidden love” is also highlighted and it’s just not? For pretty much the entire story apart from the last chapter or two it isn’t relevant so if that’s what is pulling you towards Knight of the Trove, I would look elsewhere.
Sadly Knight of the Trove is just very lacklustre and I wouldn’t recommend it at all.