Oh wow. This turned out to be a surprising read for me. I expected a middle age-esque kind of setting and while it somehow collided to that, there was also some magic and a lot of twists.

Think of Game of Thrones x King Arthur kind of mash up. Idrisa, the FMC, grew up in an orphanage with several other children. Unbeknownst to her, she was selected to be the King Arthur of a sword blessed by the goddesses called Calibur. Said sword was highly coveted by the Emperor.

Prince Merrick, still wallowing in grief with the death of his mother discovered conspiracies upon conspiracies done by his father, the Emperor and his evil aunt (which kinda reminds me of Maleficent for some odd reason)

Idrisa and Merrick's fate started to intertwine when both realized their magic reacts to each other. Now, they have to learn how to navigate the newfound knowledge while learning the violent history behind it.

The twists were interesting enough for a first book, will definitely look forward to book two.