5 out of 5 stars
Ebook. Kindle Unlimited. 180 pages. Published March 23rd 2020 by Pavonine Books
Blurb:
Knights and necromancers are never on the same side… are they?
Sairis has known all his life that knights are not his friends…until the last few weeks, when he somehow forgot, and tumbled into bed with one. He told Roland to leave, hurt him badly, used as many cruel words as possible. And yet Roland stubbornly refuses to leave Sairis alone, half-naked and friendless in the wilderness.
After a surreal week of shared secrets beneath the stars, they’re about to rejoin Mistala’s army as it prepares for a desperate battle with a deadly sorcerer. Sairis’s help might make the difference, but he is deeply conflicted, afraid of being trapped and stripped of his magic by Mistala’s unfriendly magicians. He’s not sure whether he’s the prince’s lover or his prize. He feels like an outlaw, trussed up across Roland’s saddle. If he could just leave them all their deaths, things would be so much easier.
Likes:
- Fantastic conclusion.
- Kept me on the edge of my seat.
- Lord of the Rings vibe.
- Hope for the future.
Dislikes:
- I want more.
- The tangential series is set hundreds of years in the future.
- You have to sign up for the author’s newsletter to get the second epilogue.
You know a series is good when you don’t want it to end.
I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Even though I knew everything was going to be okay because this is a romance, I was still worried about Roland and Saris. Both had their own trials and tribulations to overcome. The way Saris used his necromancy at the end was amazing. It gave me strong Lord of the Rings vibes, which was great.
I always love fantasy books that have a generally hopeful feel about the future in the end. While the main aspects of the book were settled, there were still things that happened that prove that the world will keep on turning. Stories yet to be told. I would happily read much more about Saris and Roland or about people tangential to them. And while Mal apparently has his own series, it’s set hundreds of years in the future, which means no glimpses of Saris and Roland. Boo.
There is a “exclusive second epilogue” you can get by signing up for the author’s newsletter, which I forgot about almost immediately. I don’t tend to go for those kinds of things, but I might this time. Unless I forget again, which is completely possible.
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