Plot summary: Brynn is an Istovari sorceress grieving the death of her young son. Her mother chose her first husband for her, an older widower who neither loved nor respected her. This time she's choosing for herself. Cenric of Ombra is an alderman in the far northern reaches in need of a sorceress. He has no connection to the king or her mother. Marrying him offers Brynn escape, and freedom. Or so she hopes. She's not hoping for love. But Cenric just might surprise her.
5 Things I loved:
- The richly detailed viking-esque setting and all the magic.
- Brynn's and Cenric's tentative friendship that grows into something more.
- Brynn's steely resolve to not be anyone's pawn ever again, and Cenric's own resolve to protect his new wife.
- All the personable dyrehunds that belong to Cenric (and that can talk to him).
- And all the many fun side characters.
My thoughts: I saw this fantasy on the new books shelf at my library and picked it up on a whim, and I'm SO glad I did. I loved everything about this one and I really hope Wheatley hurries up and writes a sequel!
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Happy Reading!
I haven't read any of her books.... But I *love* her short YouTube videos. I can SO relate to the Book Goblin! [lol]
ReplyDelete:D I'll have to check out her YouTube videos. Thanks for commenting!
DeleteWhat a great first line! It definitely makes me want to read more. This sounds really good. :D
ReplyDeleteI got drawn into this one right from the first page.
DeleteSounds like a fantastic start to the series. Fantasy can be hard for me to get into, but this one sounds great!
ReplyDeleteI was surprised by how much I liked it and the characters. It was definitely some bookish serendipity. :D
DeleteI don't regularly read fantasy, but that summary at the beginning would have me hooked.
ReplyDeleteI used to read more fantasy than I do now, but I still love to read it when I can find books as good as this one.
DeleteThat does sound like a fun one. I'll have to check my library.
ReplyDeleteI hope you get a chance to check it out. I loved the characters and the setting.
DeleteThis sounds like it would be good.
ReplyDeleteSo good! :D
DeleteI am not that familiar with fantasy but Tears of the Wolf sounds like a really good historical novel
ReplyDeleteIt has the feel of a viking setting...though all the cities and lands are made up.
DeleteI used to read quite a lot of fantasy but I've gotten away from it in recent years. Maybe it is time to revisit the genre.
ReplyDeleteI've been trying to read more fantasy lately because I did really love reading it back in the day.
DeleteCool cover! I love the sound of this. Fingers crossed for the sequel!
ReplyDeleteI really hope she writes a sequel. And soon. I love these characters. :D
DeleteI love when you grab a book on a whim and it ends up being a winner!
ReplyDeleteI love that, too! :D
DeleteThis has the look of a romantasy book so I probably wouldn't have looked twice at it, but it sounds so good! Adding it to my TBR! :)
ReplyDeleteThere's romance in it, but I felt like it focused more on the setting and the characters and had more depth to it than some romantasy books I've looked at.
DeleteThe premise sounds great.
ReplyDeleteIt's just so good. I loved it.
DeleteI love when a random pick ends up being a winner. This looks really good. I'll have to see if my library has it.
ReplyDeleteIt's my favorite kind of bookish serendipity. :D
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