(4.5⭐️) Wholly consuming. 

 

I dabble in fantasy, but it’s not a genre I grab for often.  So, I was ambivalent when I saw the initial hype for this book.  Obviously the FOMO won out though, and I’m glad it did.    

 

This isn’t a book you go into for the lyrical prose or depth of character development.  And while there is quality messaging that is very apropos for the time we live, that’s not the draw to this book either.  

 

This is a book to get lost within, fully absorbed into another world.  It’s a book that reminds of that initial love for reading, immersed in the magic of words.  

 

What’s to love?

🐉It’s dark and cutthroat.  Kill or be killed.  

🐉It’s fast paced and propulsive.  I could not look away.  There was NO waiting to find out what happened.  

🐉It’s also HOT and spicy.  That tension had me sweating. 🥵

🐉 Violet:  Female heroine with chronic illness and a love of books.  She knows her own mind and forges her own path.  👏🏻

🐉 The DRAGONS:  Specifically, 2 dragons. 💞

🐉 That ending!!!!!!  

 

There’s a reason this book is THE book of the moment.  It gave me the exact escape I needed and would be a perfect poolside read (as long as you plan to stay at the pool all day).  I’m now counting down until November.  

 

🎧 I combined the audio and print formats for this read.  I think I preferred the print, but both formats worked equally well.  I’ve heard some discussion about the narrator sounding nasally, but I didn’t have that experience at the speed I listened (2.1x).