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peytonm's review against another edition
5.0
Red and Josiah are wonderful main characters in this fantasy world where a Chosen challenger must rise up against the usurper of the crown. I loved Red, the mercenary turned savior, especially when she .
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actually freaking killed the bad guy when she had a chance instead of waffling aboutfezzik's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
blodeuedd's review against another edition
3.0
Red Gloves is a mercenary that together with her friend Bethral laves their country to go to Palins to find some work. This land is in turmoil after an usurper to the throne killed the royal family and tried to kill the high lords too. There has been some fighting but for now everything just stands still, an unsteady truce that will rupture at any moment. After buying a half dead slave the return to the barn and goat herder they had sheltered with. Josiah is living with his 5 goats in a burned out country, a land that fell hard in the beginning of the war and it's people are gone. But he has seen her birthmark and he will not leave that alone. She could be what he has been waiting for, and he is not either what he seems to be.
I read and reviewed book 2 back in March and then I got this one, thanks Amy! :D Now some things started to make sense, like where those elves came from. The tricky question about red Gloves and why everyone talked about Josiah. Still book 2 can still easily be read before, you will just know certain things then when you read this one. But that doesn't matter at all since I was mostly wondering if they would end up together.
Red Gloves can sure kick some ass, that is for sure. She is the big strong warrior in this book (though with a haunting past). Josiah is sad and vulnerable, and Red Gloves takes charge in this kind of relationship. Which is refreshing. Bethrael, well I really don't know about her, she is a side-kick, and she and the slave she rescued gets their story in book 3, so I guess it's there we would learn more about her. And I think that is needed. Of course we also meets the heroine from book 2, and I must say that those looks giving at the end would have had me curious about the next book.
What I do end up thinking about is a certain high lord elf and his wife. I would so love to know their story since Evie And Josiah has some things to say about him. That is what leave me wanting, their story. It feels like she is teasing me and then ripping it out from under me.
But in the end, this book has the romance, war, evilness and zombies (oh those zombies so had me in book 2, they are just creepy). I liked reading it and it made me wonder, if i enjoy this, then for sure I have to enjoy her war series since everyone says they are so much better.
I am really getting into the whole romance fantasy genre, I mean there is romance, which I love. And fantasy and some fights. But in the end my heart belongs to high fantasy, I like the big fights, darkness, and everything. But you just can't compare them in the end, and I will love both. I just have to read more, this is only like my second book.
I read and reviewed book 2 back in March and then I got this one, thanks Amy! :D Now some things started to make sense, like where those elves came from. The tricky question about red Gloves and why everyone talked about Josiah. Still book 2 can still easily be read before, you will just know certain things then when you read this one. But that doesn't matter at all since I was mostly wondering if they would end up together.
Red Gloves can sure kick some ass, that is for sure. She is the big strong warrior in this book (though with a haunting past). Josiah is sad and vulnerable, and Red Gloves takes charge in this kind of relationship. Which is refreshing. Bethrael, well I really don't know about her, she is a side-kick, and she and the slave she rescued gets their story in book 3, so I guess it's there we would learn more about her. And I think that is needed. Of course we also meets the heroine from book 2, and I must say that those looks giving at the end would have had me curious about the next book.
What I do end up thinking about is a certain high lord elf and his wife. I would so love to know their story since Evie And Josiah has some things to say about him. That is what leave me wanting, their story. It feels like she is teasing me and then ripping it out from under me.
But in the end, this book has the romance, war, evilness and zombies (oh those zombies so had me in book 2, they are just creepy). I liked reading it and it made me wonder, if i enjoy this, then for sure I have to enjoy her war series since everyone says they are so much better.
I am really getting into the whole romance fantasy genre, I mean there is romance, which I love. And fantasy and some fights. But in the end my heart belongs to high fantasy, I like the big fights, darkness, and everything. But you just can't compare them in the end, and I will love both. I just have to read more, this is only like my second book.
jajorgen's review against another edition
3.0
This is really more of a 3 1/2 stars book. I really liked the world-building and the characters but thought everything wrapped up a little too quickly. My reaction may be colored by the fact that I thought this was a first book in a series and I was thinking a lot of the book was set-up for that series. When everything got settled by books' end it threw me a little bit.
redhairedashreads's review
3.0
3 stars - I liked it
I apparently read this series years ago, but I remember none of it. Red Gloves is a mercenary and extremely practical woman. She may be attracted to the goat herder Josiah but also isn’t amused by the belief that she is the prophesied one who will save their corrupted kingdom.
Red Gloves and Josiah’s story was enjoyable but not as romantic as I was expecting. Red and Josiah have an instant attraction and spend the nights together but the majority of this story is focused on her being the chosen and saving the kingdom. I still enjoyed these two and especially liked that Josiah fights for Red and their future together. Red’s reasoning for wearing gloves was heartbreaking, but also a weird choice for what happened to her, but PTSD works that way sometimes.
The whole prophecy was interesting and I enjoyed seeing Red save the kingdom. I also enjoyed the fact that while this story does take place over a month or so we have a lot of time skips so it didn’t drag out. I know this is set in the same world as the Chronicles of the Warlands and I wonder if there will be contact with Xy or the Plains in this series. Overall, this was good and I enjoyed it. I look forward to learning more about this world.
Trigger Warnings: slavery, torture, PTSD, rape; kidnapping; death
emyzig's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
bibliobabe94's review against another edition
3.0
Reg Gloves is a mercenary, but to her dismay discovers she is a Chosen one, destined to take the throne from the Regent and restore the lands. Fantasy and magic, mixed up with historical romance. great read! 05022008
aliased's review against another edition
1.0
I felt like I was reading an outline for a book rather than an actual book.
All the small details that make a good novel were left out, most of the suspenseful scenes were related second hand or seen from a distance, and the dialogue was vague enough in places that the characters would have had serious miscommunication issues if the writer had been self aware.
Basically it read like a story that hadn't been edited or beta-read by anyone competent enough to point out basic issues the author wasn't able to see in her fatigue or excitement over the story.
May just be the worst book I ever forced myself to finish reading.
All the small details that make a good novel were left out, most of the suspenseful scenes were related second hand or seen from a distance, and the dialogue was vague enough in places that the characters would have had serious miscommunication issues if the writer had been self aware.
Basically it read like a story that hadn't been edited or beta-read by anyone competent enough to point out basic issues the author wasn't able to see in her fatigue or excitement over the story.
May just be the worst book I ever forced myself to finish reading.
cdawnsavage's review against another edition
4.0
Pretty good world building. Looking forward to the next two books.