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A review by astrodish
A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet
3.0
3.5 dragon fire stars ✨🔥✨
I'm back with (hopefully) longer reviews. Yay go me.
I don't know if it's because I just finished reading Kate Daniels (oh god I never want the series to end) or not but this book hit the spot of me in the same kind of way.
I wanted the urban fantasy badass feel. I wanted a sweet slow burn that felt important to the story without smothering it. I wanted the magical excitement that comes with being engrossed in a different world. I think it MOSTLY did that. Fantasy and romance both being in the forefront of a story are hard to mix organically.
It helps that Greek mythology is all over the place and it warms my little cold heart to remember some myths I grew up with. I picked this up because it checked some major boxes for me
Badass Sassy heroine? Check
Bossy alpha male but still sweet? Check
Hate to love (sorta) ? Check
Greek mythology? Double check
Fantasy?! Omg yes
And a romance?!
Yes please and thank you.
That's all I wanted to know. It was a fun adventure that was reasonably paced and didn't drag on to much. I also thought the world building was just enough to get the gist and move on.
The sexual tension between the main characters was enough to keep me interested. I liked their banter and them being tied together by magical rope. I also liked her magic. She's knows how to use it to her advantage. The hero is A warlord. No magic and is thought of as a heathen/barbaric. How fun is that? Also I liked waiting for the buildup to the sex. Sometimes it's nice to root for your characters for awhile before they get down and dirty.
It had its problems ( is it just me but certain things just stick out and don't go together? Like she talks about childhood her puppy and says words/ phrases like sign language but it seems out of place) I think I'm harder on it because selling it as fantasy is telling me to be more critical. Fantasy will always be my first love with romance close behind. comparing it to game of thrones (go buzz words) seems a bit of a stretch. It's not that complicated
P.S. Also hades no. Bad hades.
Bottom line? I liked it as a first in a completely new series. And it's her debut! That's impressive to me in itself.
I look forward to reading more when I get a chance to pick up the next one.
I'm back with (hopefully) longer reviews. Yay go me.
I don't know if it's because I just finished reading Kate Daniels (oh god I never want the series to end) or not but this book hit the spot of me in the same kind of way.
I wanted the urban fantasy badass feel. I wanted a sweet slow burn that felt important to the story without smothering it. I wanted the magical excitement that comes with being engrossed in a different world. I think it MOSTLY did that. Fantasy and romance both being in the forefront of a story are hard to mix organically.
It helps that Greek mythology is all over the place and it warms my little cold heart to remember some myths I grew up with. I picked this up because it checked some major boxes for me
Badass Sassy heroine? Check
Bossy alpha male but still sweet? Check
Hate to love (sorta) ? Check
Greek mythology? Double check
Fantasy?! Omg yes
And a romance?!
Yes please and thank you.
That's all I wanted to know. It was a fun adventure that was reasonably paced and didn't drag on to much. I also thought the world building was just enough to get the gist and move on.
The sexual tension between the main characters was enough to keep me interested. I liked their banter and them being tied together by magical rope. I also liked her magic. She's knows how to use it to her advantage. The hero is A warlord. No magic and is thought of as a heathen/barbaric. How fun is that? Also I liked waiting for the buildup to the sex. Sometimes it's nice to root for your characters for awhile before they get down and dirty.
It had its problems ( is it just me but certain things just stick out and don't go together? Like she talks about childhood her puppy and says words/ phrases like sign language but it seems out of place) I think I'm harder on it because selling it as fantasy is telling me to be more critical. Fantasy will always be my first love with romance close behind. comparing it to game of thrones (go buzz words) seems a bit of a stretch. It's not that complicated
P.S. Also hades no. Bad hades.
Bottom line? I liked it as a first in a completely new series. And it's her debut! That's impressive to me in itself.
I look forward to reading more when I get a chance to pick up the next one.