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Grace Draven was doing this excellent fantasy romance as a serialized short on her blog and initially posting a new chapter every Sunday- later with some delays. It was really really good. The story begins on the eve of a marriage arranged to cement a political alliance ...
Here's the link: Radiance till 1/6 when it will be pulled and published.
I'll be buying a nicely formatted copy for reread when it's released to kindle. ...more
Here's the link: Radiance till 1/6 when it will be pulled and published.
I'll be buying a nicely formatted copy for reread when it's released to kindle. ...more
Once again Grace Draven proves herself to be a master of fantasy romance with this tale of two people of different species and culture used as pawns and forced into a marriage for political gain of their respective empires.
The story of Ildiko and Brishen has everything an epic romance of this type requires. The slow building of trust and affection between two people who are aware of why they were wed to begin with but slowly begin to see each other with new eyes. The book has laugh out loud humo ...more
The story of Ildiko and Brishen has everything an epic romance of this type requires. The slow building of trust and affection between two people who are aware of why they were wed to begin with but slowly begin to see each other with new eyes. The book has laugh out loud humo ...more
I loved this book. The hero and heroine learn to appreciate each other and fall in love.
*** 3.5 stars ***
Arranged marriage becomes pleasant companionship evolving into friendship which blossoms into love. A sweet tale of looking past appearances and prejudices, but after the relationship started to find its feet, I kept waiting for the bigger picture, the overall story arc. I was disappointed to finally discover it at the epilogue. The last two pages! So, I guess this first book of the series is simply the foundation to build the rest on. I just wish it involved more of the plot ea ...more
Arranged marriage becomes pleasant companionship evolving into friendship which blossoms into love. A sweet tale of looking past appearances and prejudices, but after the relationship started to find its feet, I kept waiting for the bigger picture, the overall story arc. I was disappointed to finally discover it at the epilogue. The last two pages! So, I guess this first book of the series is simply the foundation to build the rest on. I just wish it involved more of the plot ea ...more
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I really liked this book, and really want the next book Now! Great narrator
3.5 stars
Review to come soon!
A stunning book that stayed with me long after I read the final page. Terrific writing. Incandescent story. Complex and deep characters, ones I fell in love with. I loved every word. Can't wait for the second book in the series.
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Sep 05, 2015
Haz
marked it as to-read
