Serenity
TW: Sexual content and death (only background characters)
I'm so happy to give this book 5 stars!!! I don't give it to just any book either. I finished this book with a huge smile on my face, and I spent the majority of the story smiling and laughing too.
Cinammon (Cin) is our star gal. The book is written from her perspective in the present tense. She is a spice trader living on her family's farm. She has a fun personality; she's sassy at times and funny too. She envisions living a quiet life in her village after an adventure unfortunately takes her younger sister away from her. Thus, she has no plans of adventuring.... until a demon tries to kill her. Lucky for her, Fallon is actually a good guy under an enchantment from an evil witch that he's trying to kill, and now Cin has to go along with him.
From the beginning, it's obvious that Fallon falls for her, and he falls for Cin HARD. He's so sexy and romantic. Seriously, he's the closest character that I've ever considered to have a CRUSH on. Would I call him my Fictional Book Crush? Totally! The way he smoothly tries to seduce Cin is so romantic. He communicates his feelings to Cin bluntly and doesn't force her to accept him either, although Cin does become frantic at first when she hears that he loves her and wants to marry her. What I love about Fallon is that he's not just attracted to her physically like all of these other romance books out here focusing on lust- it's more than that. It's LOVE at first sight. He wants to MARRY her and make her his WIFE. To mark her and make her HIS. I'm so tired of romance stories with guys or gals that just want sex with no strings attached. No offense if you do- you do you! And I'll do Fallon ;)
The world building is great too. In this world, demons are considered to be dangerous monsters. In some places they're considered to be pets and slaves. The word "demon" also incorporates all sorts of creatures: werewolves, naga, orcs, dragons, centaurs, etc. I learned that as the story progressed. Cin has to go out into the world with Fallon to locate the "Goddess" Myva's chalices to release the captured demons from her spell. They come across diverse, great people in their adventure who join them on their quest. My favorite would have to be Felix, a werewolf, and Ambrose, a naga-like demon.
I would consider this story to be fast-paced, but it lingers in all the right spots. The final chapter is also just *chef's kiss* perfection! There is a moment where Fallon is so overprotective that he reminded me of Edward Cullen *yuck* where he wants to confine Cin on an island so he doesn't lose her. Instead of freaking out and fighting, Cin calmly suggests a compromise where she asks Fallon to make a protection charm for her, and his immediate response is: "I'm a fucking idiot!" CRISIS AVERTED! Cin doesn't get scared. They speak and come to a resolution together. They're such a cute couple, especially when Fallon calls her "my wife" and she thinks of him as "my dragon". I really love their relationship. It progresses beautifully.
The ONE gripe I do have is that the author uses the C-word too much. I actually don't like to see it AT ALL (my brain fritzes when I read it). I can handle one use, but it was more than that. Is it normal to use that word now? It wasn't when I was young.
Regardless, I'm super excited to read the next book <3
TW: Sexual content and death (only background characters)
I'm so happy to give this book 5 stars!!! I don't give it to just any book either. I finished this book with a huge smile on my face, and I spent the majority of the story smiling and laughing too.
Cinammon (Cin) is our star gal. The book is written from her perspective in the present tense. She is a spice trader living on her family's farm. She has a fun personality; she's sassy at times and funny too. She envisions living a quiet life in her village after an adventure unfortunately takes her younger sister away from her. Thus, she has no plans of adventuring.... until a demon tries to kill her. Lucky for her, Fallon is actually a good guy under an enchantment from an evil witch that he's trying to kill, and now Cin has to go along with him.
From the beginning, it's obvious that Fallon falls for her, and he falls for Cin HARD. He's so sexy and romantic. Seriously, he's the closest character that I've ever considered to have a CRUSH on. Would I call him my Fictional Book Crush? Totally! The way he smoothly tries to seduce Cin is so romantic. He communicates his feelings to Cin bluntly and doesn't force her to accept him either, although Cin does become frantic at first when she hears that he loves her and wants to marry her. What I love about Fallon is that he's not just attracted to her physically like all of these other romance books out here focusing on lust- it's more than that. It's LOVE at first sight. He wants to MARRY her and make her his WIFE. To mark her and make her HIS. I'm so tired of romance stories with guys or gals that just want sex with no strings attached. No offense if you do- you do you! And I'll do Fallon ;)
The world building is great too. In this world, demons are considered to be dangerous monsters. In some places they're considered to be pets and slaves. The word "demon" also incorporates all sorts of creatures: werewolves, naga, orcs, dragons, centaurs, etc. I learned that as the story progressed. Cin has to go out into the world with Fallon to locate the "Goddess" Myva's chalices to release the captured demons from her spell. They come across diverse, great people in their adventure who join them on their quest. My favorite would have to be Felix, a werewolf, and Ambrose, a naga-like demon.
I would consider this story to be fast-paced, but it lingers in all the right spots. The final chapter is also just *chef's kiss* perfection! There is a moment where Fallon is so overprotective that he reminded me of Edward Cullen *yuck* where he wants to confine Cin on an island so he doesn't lose her. Instead of freaking out and fighting, Cin calmly suggests a compromise where she asks Fallon to make a protection charm for her, and his immediate response is: "I'm a fucking idiot!" CRISIS AVERTED! Cin doesn't get scared. They speak and come to a resolution together. They're such a cute couple, especially when Fallon calls her "my wife" and she thinks of him as "my dragon". I really love their relationship. It progresses beautifully.
The ONE gripe I do have is that the author uses the C-word too much. I actually don't like to see it AT ALL (my brain fritzes when I read it). I can handle one use, but it was more than that. Is it normal to use that word now? It wasn't when I was young.
Regardless, I'm super excited to read the next book <3