Radiance (Wraith Kings, #1) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Dec 31, 2015 namericanwordcat rated it really liked it

Shelves: friends-to-lovers, 4-star-romance, sfr, funny, fantasy-romance, redhead, magic, warrior, royalty, sweet-hero

What a delightful romance! I adored how wry and intelligent the hero and heroine are.

This is a wonderful arranged marriage, alliance marriage plot between sensible people Sensible is so sexy! Really.

They come from very different cultures and appearances and are at first are repulsed by each other but find a fast friendship which blooms into amorous love. Great stuff! A sweet and hot love story.

The world building is top notch, the secondary characters compelling, and the action engaging.

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Jan 23, 2016 Mariya rated it it was ok

Shelves: fantasy, huge-disappointment

DNF @ 75%

I have to say that I had such high expectations for this book, I did like it up to a point, but let's just say I'm lucky I reached up to 75% at all.

My issues with this were:
1. the main characters have no personality.
2. Nothing really happens up to where I've read.
3. There was just no life in this book, it was dull.

I did like it to an extend, hence the two star rating. The beginning was awesome and kept me interested, but went downhill after that. It did have good potential, but was ...more

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Jan 03, 2016 S H A R O N rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy, romantical, vaginal-fantasy-bookclub, ebook, 2016

I'm fluctuating between a 3 and a 4 on this book. It was an enjoyable read with an interesting premise even if the key events were slightly predictable. The character building and the world building needed WAY more development. Ildiko and Brishen were compelling leads but Idilko seemed more "Mary Sue" than Brishen's character. Brishen showed strengths...he showed some weaknesses. Ildiko was just perfect at everything - from her temperament to how she approached court life to how she tackled adve ...more

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Feb 16, 2022 Sandra rated it really liked it

Shelves: kindle, own, romance, fantasy

I've heard about this book for years, and finally got around to it. And I'm so glad I did.

Our MCs, Brishen & Ildiko are both Royal, from different species, they are the spares, so they don't expect to rule but both expected to have their marriages arranged for political gain though they didn't expect each other.

This is a slow burn romance, with no running away, no angst, just mature, compassionate people who grow to love each other, through talking & facing adversity. I'd say this is remarkabl ...more

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Dec 29, 2015 Cc rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ebook, favorites, 2015

Ildiko and Brishen

Bride and Groom are different races; both royal and both are only necessary in securing a treaty.
Ildiko learns to love her Kai husband.

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