A review by lost_windsock
Where Fools Have Tread by Jennifer Cody

4.0

This book was fun, and I think it used the tarot theme of this series really well! The Fool was the featured card, but each character in Thoren's family had their own card, and we got to see Thoren use his deck quite a few times for strategizing and other more...nefarious reasons 😏 I really liked Dec, and it was nice to see him find a place where he felt he belonged finally. He had a pretty sad backstory, but a really strong will, so making his love story a fated-mate situation made the most sense, because I like to think he never would have chanced ruining his respectability as a butler by giving in to Thoren's temptation. I do wish this book had been a little bit longer, because a lot happened, and I think trying to fit in a love story plus saving earth from an alien invasion is a lot to squeeze into a book that's less than 200 pages, and I would have loved to see just a little more relationship development. And I was also hoping that the hinting of Thoren's uncle bring the friend Dec's uncle traveled the world with would have been talked about a little more, as it was hinted at so strongly to the audience, but no one in the story ever put two and two together. Overall, this was a fun book, and I did really enjoy it!