ARC Review: Of Charms, Ghosts and Grievances by Aliette de Bodard (Dragons and Blades #2)
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Horse rating: 🐴 of 5 horses
ARC difficulty: foothill
Expected publication: June 28th, 2022
"I love you," he said, finally. "I see what you are and I love you. All of you." Asmodeus's hand rested, gently, on his cheek. "Oh, dragon prince," he said. "And I you. Now and always."
A well-written, high tension novella! I have not read the original series, though I did backtrack to read the first one in this series, Of Dragons, Feasts and Murders just in case it would give me more context.
I do think this works as a standalone though. There wasn't anything that carried over from the first book, other than just having more of a knowledge of Asmodeus and Thuan in general. I'll probably double back at some point to read the original trilogy, because I just get more and more curious about their original story.
This was a fast paced, detailed and captivating story. It also had more relationship struggles between the two MCs, which I appreciate considering the way their marriage apparently started. They do manage to approach problems eventually though, and it was very sweet with a hopeful ending.
Overall, I really enjoyed this story and the relationship between Asmodeus and Thuan. The writing is beautiful as well without being overbearing. Definitely recommend if you're looking for an accessible yet detailed fantasy read!
Thuan was having too many feelings and he wasn't quite sure how to sort them all out, so he settled for the time-honoured, self-destructive method of pretending they didn't exist.
I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. All the opinions are my own.
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