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mweis 's review for:
Thorns of Chaos
by Jeremiah Cain
dark
fast-paced
*I received an eARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*
This was an interesting read. It’s not something I would typically be drawn to, but I was intrigued enough by the idea of a grimdark queer fantasy that I thought I’d give it a shot.
The most interesting part of this book was definitely the worldbuilding. It’s a take on a historical Celtic world, where our main character, Finn, is from a race of faeries that are dealing with human invaders/colonizers. There’s definitely hints, especially towards the end, of more in this world, so I don’t know if Cain has written more or not.
That being said, I found parts of the writing very clunky. There were certain phrases that I highlighted that just felt off or over-explained or unnecessary, and if that were to happen once or twice, it would be no big deal, but it started to become one of the only things I could focus on while I was reading. I also found the romance to be instantaneous. Cain kind of explains that by making the childhood crushes, but even then I wanted more, especially when the fan had been portrayed as a major player before that, and had just seen a former lover murdered in front of him.
All in all I thought this was a fun enough time, and I’m always excited to see M/M romances, written by actual queer men. This book is available on Kindle Unlimited if you’re interested!
This was an interesting read. It’s not something I would typically be drawn to, but I was intrigued enough by the idea of a grimdark queer fantasy that I thought I’d give it a shot.
The most interesting part of this book was definitely the worldbuilding. It’s a take on a historical Celtic world, where our main character, Finn, is from a race of faeries that are dealing with human invaders/colonizers. There’s definitely hints, especially towards the end, of more in this world, so I don’t know if Cain has written more or not.
That being said, I found parts of the writing very clunky. There were certain phrases that I highlighted that just felt off or over-explained or unnecessary, and if that were to happen once or twice, it would be no big deal, but it started to become one of the only things I could focus on while I was reading. I also found the romance to be instantaneous. Cain kind of explains that by making the childhood crushes, but even then I wanted more, especially when the fan had been portrayed as a major player before that, and had just seen a former lover murdered in front of him.
All in all I thought this was a fun enough time, and I’m always excited to see M/M romances, written by actual queer men. This book is available on Kindle Unlimited if you’re interested!