I first read book 1 of this series last year for Polarthon. I found the book to be just okay. I reread book 1 and continued the series as part of my attempt to read all of my special edition books. While I still thing the story was mostly okay, I think the pay off for the romance was pretty well done and worth the read. I did appreciate the. folktale type story telling. I will probably read more from this author in the future.