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A Strange and Stubborn Endurance
by Foz Meadows
CW: on page rape, self harm, suicidal thoughts, panic attacks, PTSD, please read with care for your self.
Okay, I loved this one. Great story, slow burn, strangers to lovers, arranged marriage. They handled the sexual assault with care and compassion. Loved the inclusion of characters communicating in sign language. Political intrigue and cross cultural interactions, huzzah for a queernorm culture.
Very well developed romance that progressed naturally and organically within a difficult arranged marriage.
Hard to put down. I read it great big chunks at a time.
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When I read the description of this book I was immediately intrigued by the idea of a man being in an arranged marriage to another man. I checked it out right when it was released and then had to return it for a few months as other things jumped the queue for me to read, then I picked it up a week or so ago and I was HOOKED. I almost couldn’t put it down.
Please be aware that this book deals with some very dark content and the author has provided a CW at the start of the book, please read safely. CW: on page rape/sexual assault, suicidal actions and thoughts, fear of sexual violence, animal death, on page violence.
After being betrayed by his lover Velasin ends up in an arranged marriage to one of the heirs to a neighboring country in a political match. When the match maker discovers Velasin’s preference for men, he is set up to marry the king’s son instead of his daughter.
When Velasin arrives in Tithena an unknown force immediately seeks to kill him and disrupt the alliance between the two countries.
Caethari, the Tithenai heir, expected Velasin would marry his sister and when he suddenly ends up with a fiance and a male one at that, he doesn’t expect a sudden romance, just hopes that they can learn to coexist as friends.
The political story is well plotted and satisfying, and the relationship between Velasin and Caethari is well done, especially given the intense trauma that Velasin has been through. I read this 500+ page book in an astonishingly short amount of time. And I will absolutely be getting the sequel once it comes out.
Okay, I loved this one. Great story, slow burn, strangers to lovers, arranged marriage. They handled the sexual assault with care and compassion. Loved the inclusion of characters communicating in sign language. Political intrigue and cross cultural interactions, huzzah for a queernorm culture.
Very well developed romance that progressed naturally and organically within a difficult arranged marriage.
Hard to put down. I read it great big chunks at a time.
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When I read the description of this book I was immediately intrigued by the idea of a man being in an arranged marriage to another man. I checked it out right when it was released and then had to return it for a few months as other things jumped the queue for me to read, then I picked it up a week or so ago and I was HOOKED. I almost couldn’t put it down.
Please be aware that this book deals with some very dark content and the author has provided a CW at the start of the book, please read safely. CW: on page rape/sexual assault, suicidal actions and thoughts, fear of sexual violence, animal death, on page violence.
After being betrayed by his lover Velasin ends up in an arranged marriage to one of the heirs to a neighboring country in a political match. When the match maker discovers Velasin’s preference for men, he is set up to marry the king’s son instead of his daughter.
When Velasin arrives in Tithena an unknown force immediately seeks to kill him and disrupt the alliance between the two countries.
Caethari, the Tithenai heir, expected Velasin would marry his sister and when he suddenly ends up with a fiance and a male one at that, he doesn’t expect a sudden romance, just hopes that they can learn to coexist as friends.
The political story is well plotted and satisfying, and the relationship between Velasin and Caethari is well done, especially given the intense trauma that Velasin has been through. I read this 500+ page book in an astonishingly short amount of time. And I will absolutely be getting the sequel once it comes out.