1. I have a new obsession with american TV shows that we never get to see here. Netflix, I love you.
2. I'm hungry, but too darn lazy to do anything about it.
3. I am ready to review!
It's taken me a while to process everything. I know, I shouldn't read a whole series before doing this, but I could NOT stop, nor did I want to ;)
As I said...last week? Huh, lost time. Well, whatever. I promised reviews, and here they are! See, didn't let ya down after all.
You know me (sorta) and you know (most definitely) that if a book hits the spot, I write like crazy. I am a woman on a mission. This time..I couldn't. I knew I wouldn't be able to write the right words. I could not do it justice, hell, I'm pretty sure I still can't..but here we go anyway...The Fantasyland series by KA is one that I have put off reading for a while. I wasn't ready to turn my back on good ol' standard (is there such a thing?) romance. Alpha romance that is. I wasn't ready for new worlds, okay, universes. I wasn't ready to be taken back in time or to a place where men treat women like trophies. And no, at first, it's not the good kinda trophy, but we'll get to that later. I wanted safe, sexy alphaness that KA always delivers. But...I did it. I had too. Needed a KA fix and these babies were there screaming "Bitch, you better read us now"
I did. Duh. I was unsure, and in the end? Pleasantly surprised. Wildest dreams went against everything I thought I wanted. It was upsetting, it was unusual. It was intense, had me chewing my cheeks and up all night. Hurrah! So what's it about?
Seoafin “Finnie” Wilde was taught by her parents that every breath was a treasure and to seek every
adventure she could find. And she learns this lesson the hard way when they perish in a plane crash. But
she never forgets and when she discovers there is a parallel universe where every person has a twin, she
finds a witch who can send her there so she can have the adventure of a lifetime.
But upon arrival in the Winter Wonderland of Lunwyn, she realizes she’s been played by her twin and
finds herself walking down the aisle to be wed to The Drakkar.
Thrown into inauspicious circumstances, with years of practice, Finnie bests the challenges and digs into
her adventure. But as Frey Drakkar discovers the woman who is his new wife is not Princess Sjofn, a
woman he dislikes but instead, his Finnie, a free-spirit with a thirst for venture just like him, without her
knowledge he orders his new bride bound to his frozen world, everlasting.
But at the same time Frey plunges Finnie into a web of political intrigue that includes assassination plots,
poison, magic, mystery and… dragons.
Let me point out right here, I may have actually hated Frey at first. Silly, silly man! Oh, he pissed me off. I may have said several..uh..well unladylike like words to him. No, really. I spoke to the pages like he was real and could hear me. Okay, enough of hearing how weird I am!
I hated him. I adored Finnie, how could I not? But Frey..no. Just..no. I panicked, would this be the first KA alpha that I didn't fall head over heels in love with? What was happening? Was the world ending, would pigs begin to fly? Or worse, would there be no coffee in the morning? Dum dum DUM!!!
It's okay, do not panic! All is right in KA land! I ended up totally, completely falling for him. YAY! **happy wiggle**
This book? It is magic. Pure, honest to god magic guys. Is it perfect writing? Fuck no, but then nothing is perfect. The storyline? That's as close to it as it could possibly be. I was completely enchanted by this book. After my initial hatred that is. There's just something about it. I didn't love everything in it, fuck, I didn't even like everything, but there was just something telling me to continue. That in the end, it would be totally worth it. Nice to know I can rely on my gut feeling now and again hehe.
4.5 stars!
p.s. TOTALLY want a dragon..
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