Quick and comforting read, cool concept, and cute romance. I have to say that I find the "you're secretly in love with me but you won't admit it" a really patronizing trope, especially when the female main character is dealing with entirely reasonable past issues of mistrust. The relationship betwee...
In Welce, there is a surplus of princesses. The Empress of Malinqua needs a princess or two as brides for her three nephews. When Princess Corene of Welce decides to accept the Empress’s invitation to visit Malinqua, she defies her father’s wishes but she is determined to forge her own life. Unfortu...
3.5 stars. Classic fantasy, a delightful coming-of-age tale, if a bit predictable, gently-paced and a veritable page-turner!I supposed one brought to the table whatever traits one had, and then did the best one could to grow into the role one was given.
I first read this book many years ago, when I didn’t write reviews and neither GR nor BL existed. In fact, it was so long ago, I didn’t remember anything about the book except that it was sitting on my shelf, reminding me of pleasures gone by. This reading felt as fresh as if it was a new book. Afte...
At first I was like "Heck yeah, Avatar: The Last Airbender!" when I saw that elemental powers was going to be a part of this.Um...no. But, I'd say, equally entertaining.I usually hate summarizing, but just bear with me.In the world of Welce, there are five elements: air, wood, fire, water, and earth...
I liked this one better than the previous book in the series, Royal Airs (An Elemental Blessings Novel) - Sharon Shinn but the first book, Troubled Waters - Sharon Shinn is still by far the best. This one features the Princess Corene whom we last saw stowing away on a ship to go to the far lan...
I liked this quiet and gentle novel, like everything else by this writer. She is one of my favorites across the genres. Her unique, dainty blend of fantasy and romance always combines several important themes, as does this novel. On the surface, it is a love story of Karadel. She is a twenty-somethi...
The third book in Shinn’s Shapeshifter trilogy. I think this one is my favorite, partly because I really like Karadel, and partly because having the narrative from her point of view really helped my enjoyment of the book. The ending was a bit sadder than I was expecting, and I’m not entirely sure if...
My objection to the first book is not exactly here, because the relationship is between sisters in this instance. But some of it still stands; the way Amy is absolutely the center of Melanie’s life seems to push Melanie to the edges of the story, even though it’s nominally hers. Despite all these fr...
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