3.5 out of 5 stars
E-book. Kindle Unlimited. 137 pages. Published January 14th 2021
Blurb:
Theodore Knight has a curious nature. Ever since he was a child, he’s loved books that are full of danger and adventure. In real life, he’s a simple bookstore owner. But in his imagination, he’s a hero who goes on great quests to save the princess, or in his case, the prince, from evil dragons.
Until one day, real life starts to look a lot like his imaginary world. . . and the fate of an entire kingdom rests on his shoulders. The world is more magical than he ever thought, and he will have to learn to accept the impossible as possible, if he and Samuel are to succeed.
Samuel Day had never journeyed to the human realm, and he sure didn’t mean to get stuck there. That said, he’s found it all incredibly fascinating. Especially Theodore, the adorable human who holds a piece of the puzzle necessary to stop an evil immortal and save the magic realm known as Evorea. His loyalty is to his king, but it doesn’t take long for Theodore to become equally important.
They come from different realms and are as different as night and day, but together they have everything they need to save Evorea from ruin. They just have to find their way back there.
Knight and Day is part of the Magic Emporium Series. Each book stands alone, but each one features an appearance by Marden’s Magic Emporium, a shop that can appear anywhere, but only once and only when someone’s in dire need. This book contains a magic realm, a handsome guardian, one clueless human, and a guaranteed HEA.
Likes:
- Theodore and Samuel, together and separately.
- Both Theodore and Samuel were visited by the emporium.
- Theodore acted rationally when faced with the weird stuff.
- Samuel’s love for human clothing.
- Samuel’s vegetarianism made sense and wasn’t preachy.
Dislikes:
- Insta-love.
- No excitement towards the end.
- Obvious who the dragons were.
This was the third book in the Magic Emporium series that I’ve read, and the first book where both main characters were visited by the emporium. I thought that was neat, especially since what they were given was what got the story started.
Both Theodore and Samuel were easy to like. The story only covers a few days’ worth of time, so there’s definitely some insta-love, but I enjoyed watching them get together. Especially with the way Theodore showed Samuel around the human world.
Theodore won major brownie points by reacting in a sensible way to all the weird happening in his life. He tried to throw away his piece of the dagger, then tried to give it to Samuel without a fuss. There were no theatrics or hysterics despite his crash course in magic and multiple worlds.
Samuel’s interest in the human world was adorable. I loved how much he enjoyed sweatpants. It was also nice to see a character who was a vegetarian without being preachy about it. In return for all of Theodore’s help, Samuel showed Theodore all of the magical things that existed right in his own city.
Unfortunately, it was painfully obvious who the missing dragons were going to be. In fact, this book is very by-the-numbers. There’s nothing too new or unique about it. Don’t get me wrong, it was a fun read. But ultimately forgettable.
With how much damage the dagger could cause, I was expecting some excitement or intensity towards the end of the book. I kept waiting and waiting and…nothing. Maybe I’ve read too many high fantasy books, but I was a bit disappointed that there was no tension. Not with the dagger or the romance.
Overall, this book was about what I expected. For a standalone book set in a series like this, it did well. I liked the guys and the romance was sweet. It was a gentle read. Very little angst or violence. The happy ending was easily achievable. And sometimes, that’s exactly the kind of book you want.
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