Thank you to Whitney Welsh Gibbs and Netgalley for providing me with an arc! I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Actual Rating: 4.5 ⭐
What to expect: -Thank you to Whitney Welsh Gibbs and Netgalley for providing me with an arc! I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Actual Rating: 4.5 ⭐
What to expect: -Enemies to lovers -Royals -Adorably grumpy side character -Protective mmc -Secret identity -Forced proximity -First book in unfinished series
What I liked: The relationship. I loved the relationship between Eoghan and Maeve! Of course, it didn’t help that I’m a sucker for a good enemies to lovers. In the beginning there was a lot of animosity and hatred but by the end, there is no doubt in my mind that Eoghan would have died for Maeve. One of my favorite parts was seeing them together at the end. It's like I could feel the chemistry! My one con with the relationship is how fast it developed, as much as I do love enemies to lovers, I also enjoy a slow burn too. It just felt a little abrupt. One minute Eoghan hated her and the next he was in love with her.
Galgalesh. Is there really any explanation needed? He was hilarious. Seriously, some of his one liners had me rolling! Not only was he a great comedic relief, he also had a really great story line. I loved his relationship with Peadair. Don’t get me wrong, I hated Peadair but I thought his actions and Galgalesh’s response to them were definitely unique. Also a great LGBTQ+ rep!
What I didn’t like: The lack of explanation. At the beginning of the book there are pages worth of lore, from seasons, to kingdoms, to gods. It honestly felt a bit overwhelming. To the point where the author really didn’t want to do any explaining in the books, so she just did it all in the beginning. Kind of like one big info dump, but the story hasn’t started. Now, granted, a lot of fantasy authors will do this so it’s not a huge deal. I just would have liked to have more explanation in the book, verses having it solely in the beginning.
The predictability. I’m going to keep this one short because I feel this has more to do with me personally as a reader. To me, the ending seemed quite predictable. Maybe not everything but with that specific character reappearing it definitely didn’t surprise me. Though, the foreshadowing throughout the book was well done, and I think the reappearing of this character will be a very interesting plot driver in the next book.
All in all, this book was great! I can’t wait to read the next one… Please let it be out somewhat soon! ...more
Thank you Marcelina LoBue for providing me with an arc! Actual rating: 4.5 ⭐️ What to expect: - Italian Mafia - Morally gray mmc - Traumatized fmc - BeThank you Marcelina LoBue for providing me with an arc! Actual rating: 4.5 ⭐️ What to expect: - Italian Mafia - Morally gray mmc - Traumatized fmc - Betrayals/reveals - gggtm vibes - ⚠️CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS⚠️