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A review by pages_and_procrastination
Bride of the Shadow King by Sylvia Mercedes
fast-paced
4.0
My thoughts are a littler scattered, so if you want a quick summary: I like the characters and the story itself. There is still so much to explore and I can't wait. I am excited to learn more about Faraine's magic and to see her and Vor work together. There is more going on then even Vor knows.
I think that Vor and Faraine are perfect for each other. I was hoping that they would end up together, but I wish that it hadn't happened the way that it did. I hope that they figure out how to work together, it's a romance so I "know" that they work things out eventually.
I really don't like Larongar and I hope that someone puts him in his place -sooner rather than later.
Faraine's magic is interesting and not fully explored, she is obviously capable to more than she even knows. And if she's given the opportunity to explore and if she ever tells Vor about it, they may have the solution that they need to save the Under Realm. It's inevitable that they'll have to work together. I think her godsgift is the key to saving the Under Realm, but they have a long way to get there.
Some of the characters are comically inept but are given too much power. Theodore- beautiful but stupid. Ilsevel - pretty, beautiful voice and the king's favorite. Laraongar is the king but I don't think that he is a very good ruler.
Some characters float in the background but have more weight in the story then given credit for. Sul, Vor's brother and intelligence gatherer. He is cheeky but I also think that he is very observant. I think he is often overlooked because of his frivolity, but he uses that to his advantage, Hael, the captain of the king's guard. She is his first line of defense, and is loyal to King Vor.
And then there are the characters that you obviously have to watch out for. Queen Roh. She hasn't hidden her disgust of humans very well, and she even supported allowing the Under Realm to fall back into the Deep Dark. The Drur (is he the same of Lord Rath) he took too much pleasure in swinging the axe.
We know that there is trouble in the human world and something is slowly destroying the Under Realm. And by the end we know that there's more going on then even Vor knows about. I wouldn't be too surprised if the events are not connected and that they're not orchestrated by people that should be trusted but are doing things behind the kingdom's back.
I think that Vor and Faraine are perfect for each other. I was hoping that they would end up together, but I wish that it hadn't happened the way that it did. I hope that they figure out how to work together, it's a romance so I "know" that they work things out eventually.
I really don't like Larongar and I hope that someone puts him in his place -sooner rather than later.
Faraine's magic is interesting and not fully explored, she is obviously capable to more than she even knows. And if she's given the opportunity to explore and if she ever tells Vor about it, they may have the solution that they need to save the Under Realm. It's inevitable that they'll have to work together. I think her godsgift is the key to saving the Under Realm, but they have a long way to get there.
Some of the characters are comically inept but are given too much power. Theodore- beautiful but stupid. Ilsevel - pretty, beautiful voice and the king's favorite. Laraongar is the king but I don't think that he is a very good ruler.
Some characters float in the background but have more weight in the story then given credit for. Sul, Vor's brother and intelligence gatherer. He is cheeky but I also think that he is very observant. I think he is often overlooked because of his frivolity, but he uses that to his advantage, Hael, the captain of the king's guard. She is his first line of defense, and is loyal to King Vor.
And then there are the characters that you obviously have to watch out for. Queen Roh. She hasn't hidden her disgust of humans very well, and she even supported allowing the Under Realm to fall back into the Deep Dark. The Drur (is he the same of Lord Rath) he took too much pleasure in swinging the axe.
We know that there is trouble in the human world and something is slowly destroying the Under Realm. And by the end we know that there's more going on then even Vor knows about. I wouldn't be too surprised if the events are not connected and that they're not orchestrated by people that should be trusted but are doing things behind the kingdom's back.