Kristine's Reviews > Curse of Shadows and Thorns

I was looking to start something that was rather light and easy to read/listen to. One that didn't require too much concentration to follow along (sometimes when we get into High Fantasy, you REALLY need to pay attention at the beginning to understand what the heck is going on.....Mr. Sanderson ring any bells..???) But anyway, this series sounded fun and interesting. The good news? It really was.

This book introduces us to The Broken Kingdoms. In this world, there are people who have magic - which is called Fury - and people who do not. Apparently, there was a war years ago where the rulers were the ones with magic. The result of the war was that the rulers (the King and Queen) were killed, the entire royal family was killed. Now, people with Fury are the ones persecuted.

Our FMC -Elise Lysander -is part of the royal family - a second daughter and niece of the current King. But, she isn't a typical royal. She's actually nice and cares about people...all people.

Then there is our MMC - Legion Grey - he is put in charge of finding the ONE match for Elise out of all of the eligible suitors who have put in for her hand. And of course, she MUST marry to help secure the royal line, secure alliances...all of that common the royal stuff.

So it begins. Elise, of course, finds herself attracted to Mr. Grey. He is a bit of a rake, flirting but not flirting, until he does....

While in the kingdom, things are happening. Change is coming.....

Book 2....here I come....