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A review by nicetagg_readingslow
Rose Petal Graves by Olivia Wildenstein
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
This book was perfect for fantasy lovers.
A mix of Indigenous folk lore and fae lore. All the fantasy unknowns needed as well. The conniving nature of the Fae in this book is no Velarian tale so don’t go into it expecting a Fae warrior to sweep you anywhere but into a shallow grave.
I was happily surprised by this book. All books lately have seemed the same especially books that include the Fae. I don’t need another Cassian or Rhys they were perfect where they were and already written. This one was finally different! With the intermixed lores of the Fae and the folk lore of Native American ancestry this book grabbed me and pulled me in. I listened to it all in one day! I loved the main character. She was honest and strong willed without being overly obnoxious and overbearing.
The world building was great and I even enjoyed some of the secondary characters but the lore was a character in and of itself and I enjoyed that the most. I love the way the author spent time on the world so much that you can’t help but wish for Rowan to be a real place. I love even more how the narrator brought it all to life and had me walking through it all right along with our MC.
I would recommend this book to anyone who loved the Sookie Stackhouse series or southern fantasy stories like that one.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for this audio listen!
A mix of Indigenous folk lore and fae lore. All the fantasy unknowns needed as well. The conniving nature of the Fae in this book is no Velarian tale so don’t go into it expecting a Fae warrior to sweep you anywhere but into a shallow grave.
I was happily surprised by this book. All books lately have seemed the same especially books that include the Fae. I don’t need another Cassian or Rhys they were perfect where they were and already written. This one was finally different! With the intermixed lores of the Fae and the folk lore of Native American ancestry this book grabbed me and pulled me in. I listened to it all in one day! I loved the main character. She was honest and strong willed without being overly obnoxious and overbearing.
The world building was great and I even enjoyed some of the secondary characters but the lore was a character in and of itself and I enjoyed that the most. I love the way the author spent time on the world so much that you can’t help but wish for Rowan to be a real place. I love even more how the narrator brought it all to life and had me walking through it all right along with our MC.
I would recommend this book to anyone who loved the Sookie Stackhouse series or southern fantasy stories like that one.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for this audio listen!