Master of Crows by Grace DravenMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Loved this story.
The formatting threw me off at first, and honestly made me skeptical, because it uses two spaces after the period. A small thing, you might say, and in and of itself I would agree. However, it could have been a sign of other, unprofessional, traits. I am happy to say my fears were unfounded.
This was a fun, entertaining, exciting read.
I love magic, I love fantasy - and I hold a special place in my heart for heroines whose gifts or abilities do not define them or make them super-special. While Martise has her own Gift revealed in the book, and a use for it, it is not the reason Silhara is initially interested in her. I really liked that.
While I wish there had been some apologizing for previous actions, and there were a couple cliche moments and tropes, Grace handles Silhara's anti-hero personality very well and Martise's social situation with delicacy. She handles their initial sex scene even better.
Without spoiling it (other than knowing they get together at some point, I guess? really, though, it's a romance), I will say I'm impressed with her handle of consent, their power/status differences, and freaking getting the woman ready before plunging a cock into her. The sex scene made this book for me, because of how all of that was handled.
While there were some plot-holes, they weren't glaring enough for me to be too bothered by them. I could enjoy the story of Martise and Silhara for what it was meant for: entertainment. No deep soul-searching here, and that was more than fine.
I would recommend this book to anyone interested in fantasy romance with a little power play, anti-heroes, magic, and some descriptive sex.
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