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ravenbooklover 's review for:
Never the Roses
by Jennifer K. Lambert
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
I immediately liked Oneira and loved her house betwixt the ocean and the mountains - I basically wanted to live there and her animal companions only added to that desire! However, it soon became apparent that this existence actually left her both bored and lonely - she has clearly been hiding from past trauma and I appreciated the mental health/ptsd representation here and how she slowly starts to heal and put herself together again. I really liked the way the rare purple roses worked in conjunction with this as well as the enjoyable letters between her and Stearanos, whose magical library was amazing, even if his books were shelved a bit strangely!
The prose is very descriptive and the pacing quite slow and I definitely enjoyed the second half of the novel more. I disliked fawning Tristan and his manipulative queen though and was a little surprised that Oneira didn't see through him sooner! In all an enjoyable read, perfect for those who enjoyed Wooing the Witch Queen.
The prose is very descriptive and the pacing quite slow and I definitely enjoyed the second half of the novel more. I disliked fawning Tristan and his manipulative queen though and was a little surprised that Oneira didn't see through him sooner! In all an enjoyable read, perfect for those who enjoyed Wooing the Witch Queen.