I hate when I can’t remember who recommended a novel. Like, someone I follow on Twitter definitely liked this and now I just have no idea who.
Not that it matters, I just care about the oddest things.
And I feel like this book was not what I expected it to be, first from aforementioned twitter comments and then from the publishing “we trade in HEAs!” cover copy. It straddles the line between complex fantasy and romance without precisely the world building that is fantasy’s strong suit or the focus on the relationship developing that is romance’s forte.
These are actually two genres that go great together and, insofar as this novel succeeds imperfectly at both, the missteps feel like they come from a debut writer biting off more than they can chew and also still honing their craft.
And there’s a lot of potential here for a much more seamless melding of genres and I hope she gets there in her next book.