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A review by booktalkwithrae
The Throne of Shadows by Evangeline Anderson
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
3.5
This book is not a book I ever expected to pick up, and it was on a whim because it was offered as an audiobook arc from Libro.FM so I thought I would give it a try and I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed it. Is it a five star read? Absolutely not, but did I enjoy it from covered to cover? Yes!
This book follows a fairy princess who is from the Sealy Court and she has no magic. She also stands out because she is thick woman and all the women in the Celia Court are the opposite. Since she doesn’t fit in, she ends up being betrayed to the prince of the unseal Court, who asked for her hand in marriage. Convinced that he was the one that killed her brother in the most recent war, she agrees to the marriage in order to seek revenge. But after the wedding night, revenge is definitely not in the cards.
The plot were very obvious in this book. I basically wrote out the book in my head, despite that it was quite enjoyable. From the first page, I immediately connected to the main character. The way that she thought of herself, and saw herself being a bigger woman in an environment, full of thin people, and constantly being judged and ridiculed for the way her body is no matter what she did, the weigh, the author physically described her body is exactly the way I would describe mine. It is the first time I have ever physically felt connected to a character, and it immediately made me love the book.
The prince of the unseal is definitely interesting character. He’s your typical, dark prince, that is actually very kind and loving. The romance I felt was a little rushed. Considering these two are enemies based on the higher key of the world, I really wanted more of animosity and resistance and anger, and hate between the two characters. And I just didn’t get that.
The spicy scenes were absolutely ridiculous, but enjoyable. And I think that’s what you have to think about going into this book, you have to think that I am reading a ridiculous book. And if you can get over that you will definitely enjoy this spicy, dark fantasy romance.
The audiobook was very well done, and the narrators did a phenomenal job. I did not physically have this book and yet I think I enjoyed it better as an audiobook anyways.
This book is not a book I ever expected to pick up, and it was on a whim because it was offered as an audiobook arc from Libro.FM so I thought I would give it a try and I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed it. Is it a five star read? Absolutely not, but did I enjoy it from covered to cover? Yes!
This book follows a fairy princess who is from the Sealy Court and she has no magic. She also stands out because she is thick woman and all the women in the Celia Court are the opposite. Since she doesn’t fit in, she ends up being betrayed to the prince of the unseal Court, who asked for her hand in marriage. Convinced that he was the one that killed her brother in the most recent war, she agrees to the marriage in order to seek revenge. But after the wedding night, revenge is definitely not in the cards.
The plot were very obvious in this book. I basically wrote out the book in my head, despite that it was quite enjoyable. From the first page, I immediately connected to the main character. The way that she thought of herself, and saw herself being a bigger woman in an environment, full of thin people, and constantly being judged and ridiculed for the way her body is no matter what she did, the weigh, the author physically described her body is exactly the way I would describe mine. It is the first time I have ever physically felt connected to a character, and it immediately made me love the book.
The prince of the unseal is definitely interesting character. He’s your typical, dark prince, that is actually very kind and loving. The romance I felt was a little rushed. Considering these two are enemies based on the higher key of the world, I really wanted more of animosity and resistance and anger, and hate between the two characters. And I just didn’t get that.
The spicy scenes were absolutely ridiculous, but enjoyable. And I think that’s what you have to think about going into this book, you have to think that I am reading a ridiculous book. And if you can get over that you will definitely enjoy this spicy, dark fantasy romance.
The audiobook was very well done, and the narrators did a phenomenal job. I did not physically have this book and yet I think I enjoyed it better as an audiobook anyways.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content