A review by petra_reviews_mm
Theoden by Nicholas Bella

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 This was delicious. Maybe deliciously wrong at times but I loved every second of it. Loved Theoden's relationship with Ara and the dragon Tylendel. It was delicious though with only little romance. And I mean just crumbs. Yet I loved it still.
The book covers quite a lot and the spice is spaced out well. There is a lot of it but nothing boring about it. And the mythology and the way it is tightly connected to sexual energy was well written.

Some chapters with vengeance were so so satisfying. And I could not help but root for Theoden, even though I knew what he was doing was morally wrong.

Cannot wait for more from the author as this was my first novel from them.