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A review by theraccoonqueen
The Veiled Kingdom by Holly Renee
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
”I already crave you, even though I know you’re keeping things from me. You think an ill-shot arrow will be the thing to stop me?”
So. That ending has me speechless. Utterly and completely lost for words. I’m sitting here and I knew going in that the ending had a cliffhanger but like… I didn’t expect that ending.
I think that this being dual-POV really drove it home for me. The fact that we keep seeing Dacre’s thoughts and they align so damn close to reality but still just a liiiittle bit off was astounding. I would have loved for there for be a bit more world building and the fantasy elements to be more prominent but that clearly didn’t detract from my rating because I’m still sitting here gaping like a damn fish trying not scream. Once I was finally able to sit down and read this book I DEVOURED it.
The banter was so good. It was fast paced once we got more lay of the plot. And the spice was spicing.
Once I can download book 2 it’s over for my social life.
So. That ending has me speechless. Utterly and completely lost for words. I’m sitting here and I knew going in that the ending had a cliffhanger but like… I didn’t expect that ending.
I think that this being dual-POV really drove it home for me. The fact that we keep seeing Dacre’s thoughts and they align so damn close to reality but still just a liiiittle bit off was astounding. I would have loved for there for be a bit more world building and the fantasy elements to be more prominent but that clearly didn’t detract from my rating because I’m still sitting here gaping like a damn fish trying not scream. Once I was finally able to sit down and read this book I DEVOURED it.
The banter was so good. It was fast paced once we got more lay of the plot. And the spice was spicing.
Once I can download book 2 it’s over for my social life.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Death of parent