Review: cool 1st person POV fantasy romance
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 7, 2013
This was a gritty, character-centered romantic fantasy with necromancy, political intrigue and a page-turning suspenseful plot. Great use of the First person narrative to create a compelling protagonist despite his fears and flaws. A cool world that deserves more exploration. It’s a story about learning to love and trust again after a trauma… But I liked that the thing which caused Lyon’s trauma was something that could only happen in fantasy story, though you could take it as an allegory for the myriad kinds of abuse that a young person could suffer. Tobin sometimes seemed a little too patient/saintly, but then given his longstanding feelings for Lyon I think that can be excused. There is some interesting tension in the fact that Lyon’s nurturing, healing lover is also a warrior who is at the king’s command.