A review by brooklyn_bookworm
Scarred by Emily McIntire
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
4.25
I was not expecting to love it as much as I loved it!!! Wow!! A true masterpiece!
This is slow burn at its finest!!! It definitely isn’t a Lion King retelling but more so of a reimagining with specific references. For instance.. the family this books centers around is the Faasa family (as in Mufaasa). Scarred is a fantastic, dark, royal romance with a forbidden love aspect between the king’s bride to be, Sara Beatraux, and the scarred prince, Tristan Faasa.
The plot was incredible!! Normally, anything fantasy related isn’t my sort of of thing, but.. the plot, the characters, the story and the banter between Sara and Tristan was INCREDIBLE!! Emily McIntire does a phenomenal job at the world building in this story!
Sara B. was BADASS!! She was everything you’d expect from a Queen with some revenge mixed in! And don’t even get me started on Tristan!!! He is mm mm ★彡[ᴅᴇʟɪᴄɪᴏᴜꜱ]彡★
One of my favorite quotes from this book was:
'I'd like to draw you. Just like this, with your face kissing the stars...I think it's the most beautiful thing l've ever seen."
"Are you calling me beautiful?"
'I'm saying you could drive a man insane. Make him raze the world just to see you smile."
Their chemistry radiated off the pages and their love story was SCORCHING!!! Absolutely incredible. Hooked was one of my all time favorites and even though I didn’t expect to enjoy this book, I absolutely loved it!! Tristan can be my prince and I’d surely bow for him! Sexy, witty, spicy, intense… everything you’d want in a story. On to the next!