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A review by kayhush
Court of Blood and Bindings by Lisette Marshall
3.0
This book has been on my TBR for quite some time, and I'm happy I finally picked it up. This is exactly what most readers expect when they dive into a fantasy romance or romantasy. The fantasy world is filled with fae and humans, and other to-be-revealed species. The magic system is unique, and I enjoyed the color-based system. I found that it opened the possibilities in how magic can be performed and the world around you manipulated. Though, I did wonder why the color drawn seemed always to need to be from clothing. Why couldn't magic be pulled from trees, grass, walls, dishes, hair?
Overall, I think many, even most, readers will read this and continue on in the series happily. It has the same vibes as all the big romantasy series, so if that is what you're looking for then you won't be disappointed.
Unfortunately, I will not be continuing with the series. I found the first 60-70% of this book a a bit slow to get through before the real action started up. My biggest frustration was the minimal communication between the main characters due to Creon's loss of voice and his preference to communicate via shrugs, eyebrow raises, and glares. While he does use written, and eventually sign, language, even those are limited to a handful of words at a time. This resulted in the vast majority of the content of this book being Emelin's internal monologues. It was just too much for me, especially since I wasn't connecting with her as a character and therefore didn't enjoy being in her head that much.
Thank you to NetGalley and Victory Editing for a digital advanced reader copy. All opinions are my own and I am leaving this review voluntarily
Overall, I think many, even most, readers will read this and continue on in the series happily. It has the same vibes as all the big romantasy series, so if that is what you're looking for then you won't be disappointed.
Unfortunately, I will not be continuing with the series. I found the first 60-70% of this book a a bit slow to get through before the real action started up. My biggest frustration was the minimal communication between the main characters due to Creon's loss of voice and his preference to communicate via shrugs, eyebrow raises, and glares. While he does use written, and eventually sign, language, even those are limited to a handful of words at a time. This resulted in the vast majority of the content of this book being Emelin's internal monologues. It was just too much for me, especially since I wasn't connecting with her as a character and therefore didn't enjoy being in her head that much.
Thank you to NetGalley and Victory Editing for a digital advanced reader copy. All opinions are my own and I am leaving this review voluntarily