Description:
What if you fell in love with the one person you'd sworn to destroy?
Lara has only one thought for her husband on their wedding day: I will bring your kingdom to its knees. A princess trained from childhood to be a lethal spy, Lara knows that the Bridge Kingdom represents both legendary evil - and legendary promise. The only route through a storm-ravaged world, the Bridge Kingdom controls all trade and travel between lands, allowing its ruler to enrich himself and deprive his enemies, including Lara's homeland. So when she is sent as a bride under the guise of fulfilling a treaty of peace, Lara is prepared to do whatever it takes to fracture the defenses of the impenetrable Bridge Kingdom.
But as she infiltrates her new home - a lush paradise surrounded by tempest seas - and comes to know her new husband, Aren, Lara begins to question where the true evil resides. Around her, she sees a kingdom fighting for survival, and in Aren, a man fiercely protective of his people. As her mission drives her to deeper understanding of the fight to possess the bridge, Lara finds the simmering attraction between her and Aren impossible to ignore. Her goal nearly within reach, Lara will have to decide her own fate: Will she be the destroyer of a king or the savior of her people?
My Thoughts:
Well i'm so disappointed. I want to premise this review by stating i did not finish this book. I got 65% of the way through. So these thoughts are about what i read. Which is sad because i was looking forward to this book. I've heard nothing but good reviews.
Pros:
- The cover is beautiful
- The first scene of lara killing people is cool
- Aren was had more personality than the others.
- What we did get of the world did have some interesting points
Cons:
- Boring...jesus so boring
- 65% of the way through and there wasn't any romance. I love a good slow burn but damn can we at least get some flirting.
- The fantasy element wasn't really fantasy
- I felt like the world wasn't described well enough for me.
- All the characters felt so flat, especially lara.
Anyway theres was some of my thoughts. I am definitely in the minority of not liking this book. I think most people will like this book. I wish i had but it wasn't meant to be. I hope anyone who reads this ends up loving the book. Good luck.
