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Within the Darkening Woods by Scarlett D. Vine
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
What a cute book filled with Fall vibes and sweetness!
Thank you Scarlett for the opportunity to ARC read this!
Within the Darkening Woods is a light-hearted, far and human fantasy romance in which Amber, our main female protagonist, is bitten by a giant magical spider and is dying, only to be saved by Eldrin, eldest Prince of the Woods. The world they live in has a mixture of the magical realms and the human, a sudden phenomenon that happened and left people stranded in their own pieces of land or entirely lost to the other realms.
As soon as they meet there’s a connection and Eldrin finds himself falling in love with Amber, his rather dull life taking life once more as he sees the world through a lens with her in it.
Amber feels like something is brewing between them too but can they ever be together ? She can’t live in his Woods and he can’t live in the human world. Throw in his despicable brother, the King, and we’ve got some drama in there as well as to who will live and who will die.
I found this book to be light and cute, great read for some downtime and maybe on a beach day. Really though once it’s truly fall this is a perfect read under a blanket watching the leaves fall in a cabin somewhere.
Highly recommend if you want something short and sweet to check out in the fantasy world!
Thank you Scarlett for the opportunity to ARC read this!
Within the Darkening Woods is a light-hearted, far and human fantasy romance in which Amber, our main female protagonist, is bitten by a giant magical spider and is dying, only to be saved by Eldrin, eldest Prince of the Woods. The world they live in has a mixture of the magical realms and the human, a sudden phenomenon that happened and left people stranded in their own pieces of land or entirely lost to the other realms.
As soon as they meet there’s a connection and Eldrin finds himself falling in love with Amber, his rather dull life taking life once more as he sees the world through a lens with her in it.
Amber feels like something is brewing between them too but can they ever be together ? She can’t live in his Woods and he can’t live in the human world. Throw in his despicable brother, the King, and we’ve got some drama in there as well as to who will live and who will die.
I found this book to be light and cute, great read for some downtime and maybe on a beach day. Really though once it’s truly fall this is a perfect read under a blanket watching the leaves fall in a cabin somewhere.
Highly recommend if you want something short and sweet to check out in the fantasy world!
When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book is filled with so much rage: feminine rage, masculine rage, societal rage, forgotten and keenly remembered rage. It truly encompasses the deep feelings we carry within us as humans (or in their case, elves). Raeve isn’t who she is, but the problem is that she doesn’t know who she is supposed to be or used to be. She’s filled with anger, revenge, and hidden secrets so deep within herself that she can’t even begin to unravel them.
As we see her journey begin, we quickly learn that Raeve is truly just broken pieces hastily put back together with revenge as the glue and a glaze of fierce hatred.
Initially, Raeve’s mission is to get revenge on a loved one lost, but that soon becomes a problem when she’s captured and tortured for being part of a rebellion group. It is then that we see Raeve has sides to her that she doesn’t even know about.
Through this all, there is Kaan, the Burn King, and the bane of Raeve’s existence. He knows her, but she doesn’t know how he knows her. This is where I’ll stop so that I don’t give you any spoilers because it gets crazy.
You’ve got dragons galore, political powers fighting, an underlying buildup of tension and rage, and so many secrets to unfold. Who is lying to whom, and really, who is lying to themselves the most?
There is also a lot of back and forth through multiple POVs and flashbacks that seem to make little to no sense until we see everything start intertwining in the most crazy cliffhanger of this book.
Overall, I loved this book because it made me angry, it made my heart hurt, it reminded me dragons are no joke, and honestly, it encompasses the unfairness of living. All the bad things that happen will happen, and there isn’t necessarily a happy ending coming your way. I really resonated with that.
As we see her journey begin, we quickly learn that Raeve is truly just broken pieces hastily put back together with revenge as the glue and a glaze of fierce hatred.
Initially, Raeve’s mission is to get revenge on a loved one lost, but that soon becomes a problem when she’s captured and tortured for being part of a rebellion group. It is then that we see Raeve has sides to her that she doesn’t even know about.
Through this all, there is Kaan, the Burn King, and the bane of Raeve’s existence. He knows her, but she doesn’t know how he knows her. This is where I’ll stop so that I don’t give you any spoilers because it gets crazy.
You’ve got dragons galore, political powers fighting, an underlying buildup of tension and rage, and so many secrets to unfold. Who is lying to whom, and really, who is lying to themselves the most?
There is also a lot of back and forth through multiple POVs and flashbacks that seem to make little to no sense until we see everything start intertwining in the most crazy cliffhanger of this book.
Overall, I loved this book because it made me angry, it made my heart hurt, it reminded me dragons are no joke, and honestly, it encompasses the unfairness of living. All the bad things that happen will happen, and there isn’t necessarily a happy ending coming your way. I really resonated with that.