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A review by ivybrooks
Glorious Day by Skye Kilaen
4.0
Glorious Day is an enjoyable, quick novella that you can definitely read in an afternoon. Now, although it is a quick read, that does not diminish the fact that it is packed full of content and action! When I first began reading this novella, I was anticipating it to be set in a more renaissance time period based on the synopsis, but I was pleasantly surprised that it was more modern/futuristic. It definitely focused on the political aspects that were occurring around the kingdom with the people wanting to destroy the monarchy which resulted in many war crimes, riots and protests.
The main characters were well developed, and I was definitely intrigued by the bodyguard being in love with the Princess aspect. I think it was a unique view point as I haven't read too many similar plot lines. In terms of their romance, it wasn't too romantic or as focused on it as I was expecting. I don't think that is necessarily a good or bad thing, I just wanted to point that out in case someone was looking for a less romance based book.
The only negative I have is that at times it felt rushed or not fully connected. I think this may be more due to the fact that it was treated as a Novella and not as a full novel. I believe the writer could easily turn it into a full novel or even series with a bit more background information and more in depth scenes. Overall, would definitely recommend and hope to one day see more in this series!
Disclosure: I received a complimentary eARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes. I'd like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for providing me this opportunity!
The main characters were well developed, and I was definitely intrigued by the bodyguard being in love with the Princess aspect. I think it was a unique view point as I haven't read too many similar plot lines. In terms of their romance, it wasn't too romantic or as focused on it as I was expecting. I don't think that is necessarily a good or bad thing, I just wanted to point that out in case someone was looking for a less romance based book.
The only negative I have is that at times it felt rushed or not fully connected. I think this may be more due to the fact that it was treated as a Novella and not as a full novel. I believe the writer could easily turn it into a full novel or even series with a bit more background information and more in depth scenes. Overall, would definitely recommend and hope to one day see more in this series!
Disclosure: I received a complimentary eARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes. I'd like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for providing me this opportunity!