Thank you to Netgalley and Boldwood Books for sharing the ARC. This is my first Emma Orchard book, but definitely, not the last.
This Regency romance is loosely based off the 12th night. Estranged twin sisters, Maria and Margaret Nightingale, are swapped in courting Monsieur Dominic Lacy. The first half deals with a missing twin and the second half, a redemption arc for the storyline. The romance is soft, and fluid and the dysfunctional family trope is at its muddled and loveable best!
Firstly, a million thank yous to Simon and Schuster and Gallery books for selecting me to share the ARC!! I devoured the chapters in 3 days flat...
Where do I begin.. Adrianne May has done an outstanding job with a limited character lineup. Sedate awakens in a maze not knowing who or what she is, in the sole company of a daemon, who she has betrayed, in a quest for immortality..
The premise is so gripping and the tale is woven so well, it delves into the depths of understanding and truly learning who you love... Add in kinks, lost memories and a deadly race, you have a gripping thriller on your hands with interludes of spiciness and steamy kinks...
Usually the smut books lack depth in the tale, but this one delved into mythology, the sense of self and bindings in a truly fascinating way, paving a great tale!! A gripping read for any thrill seeking, spicy readers out there... you will not regret this one!!
First of all, you had me at Amelie Wen Zhao!! Her duology still ranks in my top ten for a wholesome ending instead of a HEA!! I mean fantasy with a healthy dose of real life, what more could a reader ask for...
An'ying is my kindle of heroine, smart, sassy and entrusting, but with a beautifully stubborn streak and a slew of blades. Trying to save her mother after the loss of father to a Mo or demon, she is fighting to save her mother by winning the pill of immortality in the Kingdom of the Sky while secretly searching for her guardian of the jade.
This tale weaves hunger games, with Asian myths and demons, the end of the world, a dark hero and white knight dueling for affection in slow burn romance... A mortal competing against magical competitors in an immortal regime whist searching for her savior.. it had all the feels, all the twists and more!! I didn't want to finish it, and lo when I thought I reached the cliffhanger, there was more... and then more and then MoRE!!
Loved it to bits and eagerly awaiting the sequel(s)!! Write faster Amelie!!!
