faeraytales 's review for:

The Enemy's Daughter by Melissa Poett

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins for this eArc! I’ve never been so excited for an arc because I’ve been anticipating this book since I first heard about it back in October!

The Enemy’s Daughter is a debut novel reimagining the story of Tristan and Isolde. It’s set in a dystopian world with magic and centres around the feud going on between the five clans and the Kingsland. 

This book was a ride. I never knew where it was going despite being familiar with the original source material. It was twisted and unpredictable and honestly what more could you want from a romantasy?

I loved the characters of Tristan and Isadora and I loved how their romance developed. Despite the circumstances it didn’t feel rushed although I did think a lot of the beginning and the end was dragged slightly more than I would have liked. Saying that, the ending was very tense so it did kind of work. 

If you love an enemies to lovers romance with a unique magic system and a mix of characters to love and characters to hate (oh, and it’s he falls first) then you’ll love this book!

The Enemy’s Daughter comes out August 14th in the UK and is already available in the US!