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Chargement... The Fire Lord's Loverpar Kathryne Kennedy
  
Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.  lexilewords | Dec 28, 2023 |    ) JevKim | Apr 22, 2022 | ) Bookjoy144 | Mar 2, 2022 | 2 Stars Warning: Rant ahead! In the alternate world of the Elven Lords, England is conquered and enslaved by 7 megalomanic elves, who war amongst themselves for the honor of keeping the King of England as a trophy. Dominic Raikes is the bastard son of the Elven Lord of Firehame, a tyrannical and sadistic despot, who loves nothing more than torturing his subjects, especially his son. After winning the King for his father, Dominic is forced into an arranged marriage with Lady Cassandra, but little does he know that his new bride is an assassin for the Rebellion assigned with the task of murdering Dominic’s father. Very disappointing. The basic plot of The Fire Lord’s Lover has such incredible potential. Unfortunately, the overly descriptive writing, weak characterization and unrealistic romance ruin what could otherwise have been an excellent story. Cassandra starts out as an engaging heroine with an interesting upbringing and a seemingly suicidal mission. One would expect her to be strong-willed and well-trained in the arts of the assassin, but one is bound to be disappointed as Cass’s weapon of choice is not knives, swords or even rifles - it is dancing! Dominic has all the traits of the tortured hero - abused by his father and forced into being his champion, Dominic has closed himself off to all human companionship for fear that his father will murder anyone he gets close to. After one night of sex, he finds himself unable to live without Cass, but instead of worshipping the ground she walks on (as any other possessive alpha would do), Dominic insults and demeans her, and flaunts his mistress in her face - yup, not exactly hero behavior is it? The attraction between Dominic and Cassandra lacks any sort of foundation and their chemistry is virtually non-existent, which makes their romance incomprehensible. Although the world building is intriguing, Kennedy’s writing style leaves a lot to be desired. Rather than providing the necessary detail that would flesh out the elves origins and abilities, she provides pages and pages of unnecessary descriptions of decoration, fashion and horticulture. There are a number of action scenes that could have contributed to the plot, but they are short-lived and anticlimactic, including the final confrontation between Dominic and his father. The only character that was remotely interesting was the dragon. Unfortunately, he too is underdeveloped and instead of a powerful being, he is more of a gelding who speaks in hints and riddles, and never actually does anything. All in all, this is a prime example of how to ruin a wonderful premise. (  ) Lauren2013 | May 24, 2018 | ) Eden00 | May 14, 2016 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Appartient à la sérieElven Lords (1) Prix et récompenses
Reviewer Top Pick from Night Owl Reviews An Outstanding Book from Merrimon Book Reviews Nominated for Book of the Week from LASR Reviews "A Tolkien-esque world combined with an eighteenth-century historical romance produces a satisfying tale with twists you'll never expect. Excellent "-Jennifer Ashley, USA Today bestselling author of Pride MatesIn a magical land ruled by ruthless Elven lords, the Fire Lord's son Dominic Raikes plays a deadly game to conceal his growing might from his malevolent father-until his arranged bride awakens in him passions he thought he had buried forever. Lady Cassandra has been raised in outward purity and innocence, while secretly being trained as an assassin. Her mission is to bring down the Elven Lord and his champion son. But when she gets to court she discovers that nothing is what it seems, least of all the man she married. But beneath the gilded castles lies an unspeakable evil, greater than either Dominic or Cassandra had ever fathomed, and without each other they may not survive. A unique combination of historical and fantasy romance, The Fire Lord's Lover will fascinate readers of Karen Monin, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Kresley Cole, and Diane Duval who will adore this imaginative unexpected love story between the son of a tyrant and the woman sent to take them both down.The Elven Lords Historical Fantasy Romance Trilogy: The Fire Lord's Lover (Book 1)The Lady of the Storm (Book 2): Giles Beaumont is reluctantly assigned to protect an Elven Lord's daughter...until he falls under her enchanting spellThe Lord of Illusion (Book 3): Lord Drystan Hawkes dreams of fighting for England's freedom from the endless evils of the Elven Lords. But first he must find the beautiful slave girl who holds the secret to his quest.What readers are saying about The Fire Lord's Lover"It was so good that I read it in one day...and then I read it again ""It was different; keeping me entranced trying to figure out what was going to happen next."..".engaged and engrossed right from the first chapter in the fascinating world of Elvin magic and ensuing romance.""It's very satisfying, as addictive as chocolate covered pretzels with a side of Nutella."What reviewers are saying about The Fire Lord's Lover"The Fire Lord's Lover is a touching love story that will sweep you away into another time and place where the elves rule and love is found in unlikely places."- CK2S Kwips and Kritiques ..".so well written and her characters are so rich and captivating that I simply could not put it down."- The San Francisco Book Review "A very unique series that will enchant lovers of historicals and fantasy. A beautiful gem to be treasured."-Booklovers, Inc."Charming, sweeping-of-your-feet romantic and toe-curling sensuous"-Erotic HorizonWhat people are saying about Kathryne Kennedy"As darkly imaginative as Tolkien, as richly romantic as Heyer, Kennedy carves a new genre in romantic fiction." Erin Quinn, author of Haunting Warrior" Kennedy] has created characters that live and breathe between the pages; a talent which is, in my opinion, a hallmark of skilled storytelling."-Fresh Fiction "Ms. Kennedy's a pro at creating memorable characters, comical situations, a fun dialog, and an endearing love story."-Sia McKye's Thoughts Over Coffee" Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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I'm a big fan of Kathryne Kennedy's. I love her Relics of Merlin books and I really enjoyed My Unfair Lady historical romance. When I heard about this it wasn't even a question--I wanted it. The plot was intriguing, the cover (the original cover) was awesome and I'm a sucker for fantasy-historical romances. And in a lot of ways this book didn't let me down.
Truthfully speaking it didn't let me down at all except for the resolution of the problem facing Dominic and Cassandra. Its not that I didn't believe it, I did or that it didn't seem plausible, but it left so many open-ended issues to my thinking.
Plausibility was established very quickly, other than their personality differences Dominic and his father were identical, so yes the resolution was possible assuming Dominic could uphold his end of it. But that was the whole problem I had as well;I couldn't believe that someone of Elven Fire Lord's stature would so easily be emulated. Even by his own son. And the book didn't allow for too much thinking after the fact, it happened, some loose ends regarding Cassandra were tied up and then suddenly the end.
Obviously this is the first in a series, so it will (hopefully) be discussed later on, but as an ending it left me feeling unsatisfied and thinking it was more of a cop out.
As for the rest of the book, like I said I was very happy! The world of 1724 London ruled by Elves, is much more political and cunning then the 'real' Victorian London. The Elves don't view humans as really worth their time, but they allow the royal humans some latitude (like special pets really). The Resistance that Cassandra belongs to is dedicated to pushing the Elves out of power for good, or at the very least getting some better freedoms for humans and half-elves.
Despite all appearances to the contrary Cassandra was sent to kill Dominic, a Champion of the Fire Lord's (as well as being his half-human son) who has learned to keep his emotions tightly locked away so his father couldn't exploit them. Its rather amusing to watch both Cassandra and Dominic internally vie for who won't care for who the most. But love, it has a way of equalizing things.
My favorite character remains Ador, the a dragon in the Fire Lord's keeping. He's rather disdainful of everyone, but he is grudgingly fond of Dominic and Cassandra. Well tolerant at least.
In the end I fell in love with the world and the premise, so I'll be reading the second book sure as rain, but this one just wasn't my cup of tea unfortunately. (