Lighthearted, romantic, and sweet; The Dragon’s Bride was a surprisingly lovely fantasy story of an arranged marriage gone right.
I really enjoyed this world and the concept of the seidr as this elemental elf like race. I also liked how the narrative was told through the perspective of both main characters. The characters themselves were all really adorable, especially Imara and Ronar as they grew to know one another. I wouldn’t call this an enemies to lovers per say, but it was certainly a major distrust and minor resentment to lovers, from Imara’s side, at the very least. I do, however, wish that there was more of a gradual transition between Ronar’s platonic feelings towards Imara, to his later romantic interest. As it is, the switch seemed to come on very suddenly with some minor moral quandaries given their age gap. These were quickly dismissed though. Imara’s own feelings went through the expected arc as the two characters interacted and bantered back and forth. So, her emotional switch feels like it makes sense. It was only his that sort of came out of nowhere, despite the chapters told from his perspective leading up to it.
Overall, I will probably be recommending The Dragon’s Bride to my friends who are fans of fantasy as a fast, feel-good read.