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A Dawn with the Wolf Knight
by Elise Kova
“Immense power is worth little if taken by force. I only want what is freely offered, and won’t have it any other way.”
This is the last (maybe last?) book in the Married to Magic series. In this one, we've moved into the Lykin Plains but there is a bit of travel around as well, which was fun. The concept of spirits was interesting to me, how they were Faelyns friends and how they manifested. I always like books that include these types of characters.
I really liked how kind Faelyn was, to Aurora and the spirits. Even after all her hardships she still didn’t want to use anyone or take advantage of them. The entire plot revolved around how kind-hearted she was.
“I told you, I have done horrible things. Things that would make your throat burn with nausea. I will continue to do horrible things, so long as that man is in power...But…it is not because I want to. I desperately, desperately cling to whatever shred of decency I can. Because…”
“Because?” I breathe, hanging on his words. He takes a small step forward, voice dropping even further.
“Because I like to dream that, one day, I might be free of him. And, when I am, I would like to be a man that can sleep at night.”
Evander was super great. He was so protective and sweet but also hawt lmao.
THE REVEAL. Ohmygod, I did not see that coming! At all! Love a good surprise reveal like that. But I was also a fan of that reveal too, I think it gave some nice “come full circle” feelings. But at the same time, it also didn't make sense?Why didn't she recognize him? It hadn't been that long and it's not like he got a new face?
“But he hasn’t hurt me, so far,” I point out.
“Other than forcing you to marry him.”
“Given the position he’s in, it’s—”
“Do not make excuses for him,” Evander cuts me off coldly.
I didn’t like how naive and seriously dumb Faelyn. That sounds harsh but it’s like she had no backbone or brain. She just saw what was right in front of her and never thought beyond that. Her trusting the wolf king almost made me stop reading because of how annoying it was. Hardcore rolling my eyes and putting the book down for all of that section. Even after she realized he was compelling her, she's still like "eh, he's a good guy, doesn't matter that he keeps trying to assault me, he'll change when I tell him my plans." Like, get it the fuck together.
“I have no idea where this ‘kindness’ of which you speak has been.” I narrow my eyes and don’t move.
“You’re breathing, aren’t you?”
“Careful, the bar is so low you might trip.”
The ending was great but quite abrupt. I would have liked more.
Thank you to the author for this eARC!
This is the last (maybe last?) book in the Married to Magic series. In this one, we've moved into the Lykin Plains but there is a bit of travel around as well, which was fun. The concept of spirits was interesting to me, how they were Faelyns friends and how they manifested. I always like books that include these types of characters.
I really liked how kind Faelyn was, to Aurora and the spirits. Even after all her hardships she still didn’t want to use anyone or take advantage of them. The entire plot revolved around how kind-hearted she was.
“I told you, I have done horrible things. Things that would make your throat burn with nausea. I will continue to do horrible things, so long as that man is in power...But…it is not because I want to. I desperately, desperately cling to whatever shred of decency I can. Because…”
“Because?” I breathe, hanging on his words. He takes a small step forward, voice dropping even further.
“Because I like to dream that, one day, I might be free of him. And, when I am, I would like to be a man that can sleep at night.”
Evander was super great. He was so protective and sweet but also hawt lmao.
THE REVEAL. Ohmygod, I did not see that coming! At all! Love a good surprise reveal like that. But I was also a fan of that reveal too, I think it gave some nice “come full circle” feelings. But at the same time, it also didn't make sense?
“But he hasn’t hurt me, so far,” I point out.
“Other than forcing you to marry him.”
“Given the position he’s in, it’s—”
“Do not make excuses for him,” Evander cuts me off coldly.
I didn’t like how naive and seriously dumb Faelyn. That sounds harsh but it’s like she had no backbone or brain. She just saw what was right in front of her and never thought beyond that. Her trusting the wolf king almost made me stop reading because of how annoying it was. Hardcore rolling my eyes and putting the book down for all of that section.
“I have no idea where this ‘kindness’ of which you speak has been.” I narrow my eyes and don’t move.
“You’re breathing, aren’t you?”
“Careful, the bar is so low you might trip.”
The ending was great but quite abrupt. I would have liked more.
Thank you to the author for this eARC!