Review: My Crazy Book Obsession reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 1, 2013
** an eARC was provided by author in exchange of an honest review**Have you ever wondered what a world ruled by women would look like? Everything would be pink and flowery, we would have unicorns as our pets and hot men waiting on our every whim. At least that's how I imagined it. Of Silver and Beasts is about a world where women are the rulers, but there are no flying unicorns, no pink and no flowery things.Kaliope is the head of the Nactue Guard, sworn to protect her empress, but when a neighboring country is attacked she has to protect their last heir, Prince Caben. When they are captured and brought to the underworld, Kaliope has to fight for both their lives and come up with a plan to save her empress' life as well.I loved, loved, loved this book. I don't think I breathed at all while reading it. It's dark, action packed and fast-paced, never giving me the chance to take a deep breath before I'm thrust once more into another problem.I loved both Kaliope and Caben. They are so much alike, both protective, both smart and both stubborn. Kaliope is not a big fan of men, so being assigned to protect Caben is a challenge for her. He challenges her, and they argue and never get along. Both are from different worlds where women have different roles in the community. In Cabens country, women are the ones being protected, while in Kaliopes women are the protectors. There where times in this book when I wanted to hit Kaliope for not understanding Cabens actions and judging him. But when they finally got along, ohmygod it was smoldering hot and absolutely swoon-worthy.Of Silver and Beasts is a must-read, it will have you sitting at the edge of your seat, biting your nails and holding your breath and never stopping reading. I can't wait for the next book in the series, the ending of Of Silver and Beasts had me close to tears and I'm dying to find out what's to come next.