Reviews

Broken by the Horde King by Zoey Draven

offthechain_21's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

talkflowers2me's review against another edition

4.25

Second chance romance between maeva and kiran (rath okkili). I liked this quite a bit. Parts of it were 5 stars for me - I loved Maeva and her story and background. I like that she is so capable and skilled. I loved all the flashback scenes and memories of when they were younger and seeing their bond and children. I liked that Kiran was so determined to win her back. That being said, it felt a little long and winding. I also wish Kiran had a better reason to have rejected her than because he didn’t think he was good enough. Some of the writing was repetitive. But I love this world and this series and I’m excited to see what’s going to happen next with the over arching plot. I just wish there was a glossary of all the horde kings name because I don’t remember who is who when they’re referenced

readingrabbithole's review against another edition

5.0

Childhood best friends to strangers to lovers. Out of the full series, this is my favorite because it was a welcome departure from "capture woman, make wife". :)

oddgirl86's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

_cress's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

nanoreadsxo's review against another edition

4.0

I love the angst in this one

confidentlyintheclouds's review against another edition

4.0

another great storyline

Second chance romances have never really been my thing but the ongoing storyline has my hooked

Really enjoying this series

Can be read as a stand-alone but I recommend reading in order to understand fully

clairecl's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-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

3.5

eemshe's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

pagepixie's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This may have been my least favorite of this series so far, but I still enjoyed it. 

The thing I did really like about this book is that the set up was a little different. Our main characters have known each other since they were children and have been best friends since they were kids. This is the first book where the fmc was raised outside of a human settlement so she was less of an outsider. I liked that dynamic a lot. 

I also really liked that we got some more world building. In the last book we were in Dothik and under the mountain. In this book we get to see what life in one of the settled hordes, saruks, is like.  

I also liked that Maeva, the fmc, was a healer. I liked that she had a real job and passion in the horde outside of being the “queen” to the King who rules. 

The romance itself is where this book fell a bit flat for me. Our fmc has been in love with the mmc since they were kids, but he broke her heart and left. So it’s a second chance romance, which is not my favorite, but not bad on its own. The fact is: 

He could have begged more. 

No seriously, not only was Kieran’s excuse for breaking Maeva’s heart not good enough for me (he was young and dumb?) but he also did not make up for it. Where was the groveling?! He just bursts back into her like let’s get married! Um no boy, no. 

Finally, I think this book had the least participation in the over arching plot. This couple didnt really face much action outside of themselves. That was fine for me, but it did set up the fog which I think is pivotal to our next couple.

Once again, I can’t wait for the next book!