Story 4 of 5 stars
Heat 2 of 5 stars
Series – Dulcea’s Rebellion
Main Characters – Krath, Dulcea, Lightbringer
This book is more of a fantasy saga which primarily focuses on two characters with complex backgrounds and includes a rebellion all of which necessitates peeks into the past to better understand what’s happening now.
Dulcea is an enchantress known by her people as the Lightbringer. She left her people to become an enchantress, she returned a dragon lord and became their Lightbringer, High General and leader of their rebellion against the Saruseans. I liked how resourceful and strong she was, never giving up when she was captured. I was disappointed that some of that strength seemed to leave her once she was back with her army.
Lord Krath is a vampire changed long ago for one purpose (you’ll have to read the story to find out what that is). He’s been alone since the last of his progeny died over six hundred years ago, his only company his thralls. He tries to be a monster, but I found him a complex character I could enjoy despite his flaws.
When Dulcea is betrayed and turned over to the Saurseans to be sacrificed to their god Krath offers her a choice to take her chances with the Saurseans or him. After she chose him, he whisks her away on a terrifying journey through the netherworld to his castle where they play a bit of cat and mouse. He spends time with her and she spends her time hoping to keep his interest to: one keep herself alive and two figure out a way to escape. They end up playing a game of skill and make wagers while getting to know each other better.
There’s danger and excitement but it seems to take the author a very long time to get through each phase of the story. While I love a long book, I don’t like it when it FEELS like a long book and sometimes it felt like I was slogging through this story. While I liked seeing what happened in the past but the flow was very jarring, I wish the transitions had been smoother.
HUGE SPOILER ALERT
After ALL of that reading this story ends abruptly and unfinished and in a very unsatisfyingly way. I literally tossed my kindle down, I was so mad. A better break off point would have been, much earlier once she returned to her armies, in my opinion.
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