A review by jg34
The Curse of Saints by Kate Dramis

adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

I don’t know why but I had low expectations. Maybe because I’ve read a lot of bad romantasy books lately and this is a debut. But I was wrong!

I think this had the perfect mix of romance, intrigue, world building and character growth. But by far I was most surprised by how much I liked the enemies to lovers situation. I was ready to give up on that trope because I often find that the “enemy” backstory is always so over the top and not realistic in other books. But this was deeper and the two characters history made sense to me. I understood what brought them to enemyhood. 

And the romance!!! I loved it. A good amount of slow burn. No trivial issues that pulled them apart miscommunication. The stakes felt appropriately high and I was really invested in their story. I was confused about some of the magic and world building but I am pretty sure that is just me not being 100% focused while listening. I can’t wait to see what happens in book 2!
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