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A unique take on Fairy Tales and a lot of fun! If you like OUAT and can handle a little more blood and swearing you'll enjoy this!
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Oh. My. Gosh. Why are more people not talking about this book?
I have been busy with my Masters degree and this was the first book I have picked up that was not school-related, but I am just... floored. The world-building is amazing and the story is structured around the characters, and yet you have this magic system and rebellion you learn about as you go. There's socio-political commentary (oppression, injustice, etc) that you can see reflected in the story and in real life. It filled me with righteous rage, and it really kept me rooting for the protagonists. The story is a revenge story, which I adore. The villains are fleshed out enough for you to get a sense of them, but also you understand they're people with evil motivations- I didn't feel sorry for them and I wanted to get what was coming. I was rooting for our main characters the whole time, especially Cyrus. I genuinely didn't see the twist (it broke my heart) until the last couple of chapters. I would highly recommend this book to fans of Brandon Sanderson and Rob Hayes. I need to pick up more Dalglish books to satiate my hunger until the second book comes out (do I really have to wait a whole year???)
Oh. My. Gosh. Why are more people not talking about this book?
I have been busy with my Masters degree and this was the first book I have picked up that was not school-related, but I am just... floored. The world-building is amazing and the story is structured around the characters, and yet you have this magic system and rebellion you learn about as you go. There's socio-political commentary (oppression, injustice, etc) that you can see reflected in the story and in real life. It filled me with righteous rage, and it really kept me rooting for the protagonists. The story is a revenge story, which I adore. The villains are fleshed out enough for you to get a sense of them, but also you understand they're people with evil motivations- I didn't feel sorry for them and I wanted to get what was coming. I was rooting for our main characters the whole time, especially Cyrus. I genuinely didn't see the twist (it broke my heart) until the last couple of chapters. I would highly recommend this book to fans of Brandon Sanderson and Rob Hayes. I need to pick up more Dalglish books to satiate my hunger until the second book comes out (do I really have to wait a whole year???)
Did I enjoy this romance? Yes. I did . I am a sucker for friends to lovers.
Was it a lil bit cliche with the misunderstanding and proposal? yeah, it was.
I enjoyed the heroine, but tbh the hero was... eh? at one point he yelled and got irritated and then the heroine instantly was like "it's okay, gimmie somma that schlong". (also, everyone being like "oh!! but you'll want kids someday!" even though the hero doesn't want kids? 1. kinda gross standards, please give me romance without the end goal of babies, and 2. boy, that is every family reunion I have ever been to.) I get it, we don't read these books for like, deep insightful purposes. It did the job, made me feel some of the warm fuzzies, and now I am moving on to the next book. Did what it came to do, but it wasn't anything special. 3/5 stars.
Was it a lil bit cliche with the misunderstanding and proposal? yeah, it was.
I enjoyed the heroine, but tbh the hero was... eh? at one point he yelled and got irritated and then the heroine instantly was like "it's okay, gimmie somma that schlong". (also, everyone being like "oh!! but you'll want kids someday!" even though the hero doesn't want kids? 1. kinda gross standards, please give me romance without the end goal of babies, and 2. boy, that is every family reunion I have ever been to.) I get it, we don't read these books for like, deep insightful purposes. It did the job, made me feel some of the warm fuzzies, and now I am moving on to the next book. Did what it came to do, but it wasn't anything special. 3/5 stars.
Okay, so here is the thing: I'm not crazy about fae. I have tried, but everything I have tried to read has seemed to be a wannabe ACOTAR (which I already do not like). So, poorly written relationships and sex scenes, cringe, etc. However, this was refreshing! It was sweet and romantic and I love the dynamic of our heroine with the mysterious masked human and the fae. I love hidden/unknown identity, and this book did it well. The relationships were well written and there was an appropriate buildup between all characters that I genuinely enjoyed reading.