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A review by naomilane
No Man Can Tame by Miranda Honfleur
3.0
3.5 stars
No Man Can Tame is a high fantasy romance, a very loose retelling of Beauty and the Beast. It actually reminded me of Radiance by Grace Draven. I really liked the premise of the story and while I think I could have loved it, it ended up being a little too over the top for me.
I read a lot of fantasy books and I know strange and hard to pronounce names are a thing but, in this case, the names were simply impossible to pronounce and remember. This isn't something that may bother a lot of people but it bothered me. I hate when I can't for the life of me understand how to say a word/name etc. Just an example, the full name of the hero is, Prince Veron u Zara u Avrora u Roza, Valaz u Nozva Rozkveta, Zpevan Kamena, Volodar T’my. Yes, all that. What does it all mean? We don't know because none of it is explained to us. And the entire book is filled with strange names like this one. So, it got a little annoying for me.
Also, the fact that this may be a sequel, or set in the same universe as her other series, is frustrating for the reader because if, like me, you haven't read her previous work, a lot of things end up being confusing and difficult to understand. You basically have to guess on what those things are and hope you're not too far from the truth. An example, the heroine is known as Beast Princess but we have no explanation as to why, it's mentioned several times in the book but we're left wondering the reasons behind this peculiar nickname. It's extremely frustrating as a reader when you feel like you're missing half of the story.
But if you forget this aspect of the book, the rest was quite good. The story is interesting and full of promises, the characters are well written and the romance was lovely albeit a little underdeveloped. I really liked Aless, the heroine. She's strong and caring, she's not afraid to stand up for what she believes in and fight for what she loves. Veron, our hero, a dark elf, is everything you think him to be, big, strong, ruthless but with a good heart and he's willing to marry a human woman for the sake of his people.
All in all, No Man Can Tame is a solid high fantasy romance but the over the top/impossible to pronounce names and the fact that we were left in the dark about a lot of things made it hard for me to fully enjoy the story. I will definitely keep on reading this series and hopefully the author will be more careful in the future.
You were my dream, Veron, and you came true.No Man Can Tame was my first Miranda Honfleur's book and while it wasn't perfect, I still enjoyed the story and characters. I am not sure, but I feel like this book is a sort of sequel to her other fantasy series, because there were a lot of random facts thrown in there that weren't explained and left me confused, so either you're supposed to read the other series before this one or the author simply overlooked a lot of details.
No Man Can Tame is a high fantasy romance, a very loose retelling of Beauty and the Beast. It actually reminded me of Radiance by Grace Draven. I really liked the premise of the story and while I think I could have loved it, it ended up being a little too over the top for me.
I read a lot of fantasy books and I know strange and hard to pronounce names are a thing but, in this case, the names were simply impossible to pronounce and remember. This isn't something that may bother a lot of people but it bothered me. I hate when I can't for the life of me understand how to say a word/name etc. Just an example, the full name of the hero is, Prince Veron u Zara u Avrora u Roza, Valaz u Nozva Rozkveta, Zpevan Kamena, Volodar T’my. Yes, all that. What does it all mean? We don't know because none of it is explained to us. And the entire book is filled with strange names like this one. So, it got a little annoying for me.
Also, the fact that this may be a sequel, or set in the same universe as her other series, is frustrating for the reader because if, like me, you haven't read her previous work, a lot of things end up being confusing and difficult to understand. You basically have to guess on what those things are and hope you're not too far from the truth. An example, the heroine is known as Beast Princess but we have no explanation as to why, it's mentioned several times in the book but we're left wondering the reasons behind this peculiar nickname. It's extremely frustrating as a reader when you feel like you're missing half of the story.
But if you forget this aspect of the book, the rest was quite good. The story is interesting and full of promises, the characters are well written and the romance was lovely albeit a little underdeveloped. I really liked Aless, the heroine. She's strong and caring, she's not afraid to stand up for what she believes in and fight for what she loves. Veron, our hero, a dark elf, is everything you think him to be, big, strong, ruthless but with a good heart and he's willing to marry a human woman for the sake of his people.
All in all, No Man Can Tame is a solid high fantasy romance but the over the top/impossible to pronounce names and the fact that we were left in the dark about a lot of things made it hard for me to fully enjoy the story. I will definitely keep on reading this series and hopefully the author will be more careful in the future.