Review: True Fantasy Romance that will Blow you way!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 24, 2014
After reading A Year of You by A.D Roland I was struck by her imaginative yet honest reality she was able to bring to her writing, I was instantly drawn and curious to what else she had penned. After reading the synopsis for Dark Consort I was instantly hooked. It has been quite a while since I have been so hungry to read a novel in the way I read this, Yes I am a complete Book Nutter (as I proudly call myself J ) and read as much as I can in every waking moment if a book grips me to do so, but this was different – this was like a drug and the words on each page creating and spinning the story, my mini movie, was my fix.This is a novel that has been uniquely able to draw back it’s bow and arrow aim straight for your heart and then let that desirable flame grow for passion, for the tale, for the magic, the beauty – a full on soul affecting novel that left me astounded and rocked to my very core as I read the final pages! I can clearly and with complete honesty state that this novel is one of the best Fantasy/Romance Novels I have read.We meet the character of Kaeda within the walls of The Holding, this is the training school for those who possess enough magic in order to become a Keyholder. Kaeda is an apprentice Healer but for some reason her talents are at an impasse, her abilities do not seem to be flourishing any further even though younger trainees are now ranks above her. The life she has lead so far has been cloistered, similar to that of a nun – Apprentice Keyholders must spend their lives in servitude to the The Holding, learning their essences (Kaeda’s is Healing – an element becoming more uncommon as time goes by), teaching younger students and of course not in any way forging a link with another unless it is with a fellow Keyholder who has been approved by the council.With the Spring Faire around the corner Kadea knows she will again have to tend to the smaller, uncomplicated injuries such as scrapes and cuts but also with the hard labour and the demands of the other Healers within their tent, regardless of her advanced age and should be status on some of the younger trainees. She longs for something more, she dreams of a better life but what she finds not only tests her emotionally & physically but also most importantly spiritually and magically.Her character evolves throughout the novel showing her as this smart but ignored young woman who is very lonely and doesn’t understand why her life is how it is at this particular juncture, only to grow by the end of the novel as an incredibly powerful, strong woman who is a force to be reckoned with. Throughout she is stubborn and wilful but has a charm that makes her undeniably suck a likeable and loveable character. Her circumstances, trials and tribulations are so, real – it really is as if you are there with her experiencing every joy, pain, and suffering, every moment of pure love, sacrifice and friendship. Her connection with those around her, her friendships, her people – with Ceron is explained in a language that has been laboured over with love by the author and the sheer level of commitment to the world she has created for them all to live in, the characters themselves is astonishing – On the same level easily as the likes of Elizabeth Hunter and her Elemental Mysteries Series and Nicola Claire with her Kindred Series.King Ceron is every woman’s fantasy of what a Demon King would look like – yummy in every way, confident (has an ego) but considerate, ripples with muscles and has the body of a God, and has the bad boy authority that your mother told you to stay away from – basically perfect!When we meet Ceron he is venturing to the Faire in order to find himself a young impressionable Keyholder to tempt away so that he can kidnap her, take her back to Aichinn to sacrifice in order to save his dying kingdom that he has inherited from his father by returning the magic to the land restoring order. So far as King he has been proud to act just and fair, his short reign so far is an a testament to this with many treaties under his belt, which his ancestors would not have even considered. He believes the kidnap of a Keyholder unnecessary and barbaric as a tradition after seeing the torture his mother endured under a similar arrangement – But beneath his exterior lies a darkness that few can see and have hoped have missed him within the family curse. He may already hold the title of The King of Nightmare and Shadow but within his soul lies the dark evil demons of his forefathers and slowly they are crawling their way out………Will he be able to save Aichinn in time or will he be its destruction? Will Kadea be able to save Ceron in time or will she have to make the ultimate sacrifice for Love?Once you factor in Kadea you have a whole new game to play and a whole new set of rules because nothing is what it seems, no one is who they seem – everyone has their own agenda and friends turn out to be something else, something more and the people you thought were your enemies might just surprise you and in some cases sab you in the back, poison you in your sleep or just twist the game so far in one direction you will lose your way…….A True love story like no other with scenes that are hot and steamy and others so bursting full of love I am surprised my kindle didn't explode – A total MUST READ!!!***Warning A Box of Tissues on Hand will be Needed (A Tear Jerker)***For more Reviews visit my website: fantasyromancereviews.me