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In the Ravenous Dark
by A.M. Strickland
A girl with magic forced to be something she’s never wanted bond to an undead spirit and falling for a deadly princess. Rovan grew up hiding her bloodmage magic, ever since her father died trying to keep her powers hidden. After saving a friend and accidentally revealing her powers, she is forced into the palace and forced to be bond to a spirit and forced to be used as a bloodmage for the kingdom. On top of that, she uncovers more startling secrets and finds that she essentially has no free will. Rovan is trapped, and doing everything in her power to rebel and break free. She finds that the palace is hiding more secrets and that the only way to break herself free is to sacrifice.
This was definitely an interesting story and I was all for the LGBTQ+ representation and various relationship representations, from asexual, pansexual, lesbian, and straight. The story really packs a lot into the characters and the twists were great. The star for me the entire book was Rovan. I absolutely adored her. She was badass, she was fierce, and she was caring. She did not take things sitting down and she fought tooth and claw to get her freedom. The relationship between Rovan and her handsome undead spirit guide (who essentially has the ability to harm and control her, and has his own agenda for her), and the beautiful princess is definitely an interesting dynamic for a polyamorous relationship.Taking into considerations the agenda for each characters and their motivations I was able to get past some of my initial gripes with the characters because its definitely understandable, especially when you look from their perspective and what is at stake for them.
Overall, I really liked this book! The plot twists and turn were great. The magic system was really interesting. The characters were well fleshed out and the dynamics between them were interesting. So I definitely recommend this for anyone looking for a great read with magic, the undead, romance, and political intrigue.
*Thanks Netgalley and Macmillan Children's Publishing Group for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*
This was definitely an interesting story and I was all for the LGBTQ+ representation and various relationship representations, from asexual, pansexual, lesbian, and straight. The story really packs a lot into the characters and the twists were great. The star for me the entire book was Rovan. I absolutely adored her. She was badass, she was fierce, and she was caring. She did not take things sitting down and she fought tooth and claw to get her freedom. The relationship between Rovan and her handsome undead spirit guide (who essentially has the ability to harm and control her, and has his own agenda for her), and the beautiful princess is definitely an interesting dynamic for a polyamorous relationship.Taking into considerations the agenda for each characters and their motivations I was able to get past some of my initial gripes with the characters because its definitely understandable, especially when you look from their perspective and what is at stake for them.
Overall, I really liked this book! The plot twists and turn were great. The magic system was really interesting. The characters were well fleshed out and the dynamics between them were interesting. So I definitely recommend this for anyone looking for a great read with magic, the undead, romance, and political intrigue.
*Thanks Netgalley and Macmillan Children's Publishing Group for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*