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Rose in Chains

Julie Soto

4.21 AVERAGE

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
dark emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-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: No

Rose in chains is Julie Soto debut as a fantasy writer and my goodness was that such a great debut. I have previously read a romance by her and most recently a YA thriller and I thoroughly enjoy her writing. This book was so well written and I did really enjoy reading it. I enjoyed the high stakes and the enemies to lovers trope was so well portrayed. I did hear this is book 1 of a trilogy and I cannot wait to pick the next books up when they release. I enjoyed that the author is willing to write books in different genres and introduce us to new characters in her stories to fall in love with or to despise. I really enjoyed this book and felt that the writing and world building was very well executed.

Thank you to NetGalley and Hachette audio for the advance listeners copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
adventurous challenging dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

In Toven we lust 

Firstly, I approached this book with no prior knowledge or expectations. It reportedly began as a fanfiction, but I was unfamiliar with the backstory.

The only reason this book is not receiving five stars is due to some initial confusion caused by the time jumps. However, the book presents a fascinating magical narrative, featuring a formidable female main character in the making and a promising potential couple.

It is a slow burn, with much of the book dedicated to world-building and laying the foundation for the trilogy.

By the end, I was disheartened that it was over and eager to have the sequel in my hands as soon as possible.

My gratitude to Julie and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this ARC.
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-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: Yes