lifebetweenthepages
93 baby|spoonie|loves dark, gritty and emotional romance books|🇳🇱
15024 points
October 2026
4.17 average · 1367 reviews
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A random mood reading book, picked up after I heard barbarians and creatures and 'a little like Milla Vane' mentioned by the bookbaron on youtube. Jumped right in and haven't looked back.
Loved everything about this. The romance is almost the glacial kind of slow for the first 75% of the book but at the same time the bits we do get are very amusing. I loved the exploration of the world and all the different creatures. The smart and very capable fmc is going on the favorite list for sure. It was fun to for once have the mmc be the political savvy one and the fmc the blunt hammer when it comes to social anything.
They are both interesting characters on their own, with intriguing arcs outside the romance as well as in it. There is a good plot as well outside of the romance.
In this series book 1 to 3 follow this couple, went right onto book 2 after reading this. Couldn't stop and would highly recommend if you like your fantasy romance to come with a lot of fantasy, plot, and some political intrigue.
The writing in this book is closer to high fantasy than it is to romantasy. The worldbuilding is steep but not in a way that it's uncomprehensible but more like it needs to be read at a slow pace so you can truly take it all in and savor the story. And it has dinosaur-like creatures? How did I not know that?! This together with the adventure style plot line so far, and it's truly such a great read that reminds me of some of my other romantasy favorites of the past few years. A lot of plot, worldbuilding, and character development, and yet the level of tension and banter? Chefs kiss too 👌. I'm eating it up, it's so beautiful and unique. Truly wish to discover more romantasy like this.
