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71st out of 285 books
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The Chosen
by
Annette Gisby (Goodreads Author)
Love or duty -- which would you choose? Prince Severin has been brought up to put duty before all else. Now, his duty is to marry and produce an heir. He has his choice of princesses. Unfortunately, his passion is for princes. Havyn has been a slave all his life. When his powers are discovered, he finds himself purchased and freed by a Prince and apprenticed to the royal w...more
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Published
April 5th 2010
by Lyrical Press
(first published March 20th 2010)
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Reviewed by Ana: The blurb says "Love or duty-Which would you chose?" It makes it sound so interesting. Prince Severin purchases Havyn from slavery to set him free, but ends up falling in love with him, on the journey back to his kingdom. When he gets home the prince finds out that he has to do his duty to his country and marry a princess from another kingdom, so that they can have peace between the two kingdoms. It all sounds very promising, but it just n...more
Reviewed by Ana: The blurb says "Love or duty-Which would you chose?" It makes it sound so interesting. Prince Severin purchases Havyn from slavery to set him free, but ends up falling in love with him, on the journey back to his kingdom. When he gets home the prince finds out that he has to do his duty to his country and marry a princess from another kingdom, so that they can have peace between the two kingdoms. It all sounds very promising, but it just n...more
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The Chosen is a classic fantasy novel but without the epic length. Included are long journeys, prophesies, royalty, magic, oracles, wars at stake, forbidden love, runaway elopements, long lost princes, lengthy quests, true love, and a happy ending. Because the story stays pretty true to the fantasy origins, there is not originality offered but for those fans of the genre, the familiar themes are always welcome. The writing makes the story incredibly easy and fast to read so that kept my interest...more
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2.5 stars, but I'll give it 3 because it is likable as a simple romace to read before going to bed.
Why I don't give it more:
- the main characters are completely bland (very clasical seme/uke with very little more to them)
- the magic system is inconsistent in my opinion (for instace they insist that to do magic an exchange of energy is required, but then the wizard and the aprentice do all sorts of magic and never mention a price to be payed)
- the uke was sick for a rather long time but the cause...more
Why I don't give it more:
- the main characters are completely bland (very clasical seme/uke with very little more to them)
- the magic system is inconsistent in my opinion (for instace they insist that to do magic an exchange of energy is required, but then the wizard and the aprentice do all sorts of magic and never mention a price to be payed)
- the uke was sick for a rather long time but the cause...more
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This is a very sweet love story set in a fantasy world.
The little details and world-building are done very nicely.
I will look for some more of Annette Gisby's work in future.
The little details and world-building are done very nicely.
I will look for some more of Annette Gisby's work in future.
Strange story, a bit unclear for me. I didn't really like this plot. The emotions were bland, I couldn't feel them.
A great fantasy M/M romance with just the right amount of... everything! :-)
Тяжкий, мрачный бред.
Very sweet.
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Annette Gisby grew up in a small town in Northern Ireland moving to London when she was seventeen. Being a very small town there were no bookshops and a small library. When she’d devoured every book she could get her hands on in the library, she started writing her own stories so she would always have something to read later.
When not writing she enjoys reading, cinema, theatre, walks along deserte...more
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