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    THE BECOMING by Nora Roberts | ARC Review

    Cover of The Becoming (Nora Roberts)

    THE BECOMING (The Dragon Heart Legacy #2) by Nora Roberts

    Click on the cover for my review on Goodreads.


    pairing : cishet white woman + cishet fae man
    POV     : multiple 3rd-person (omniscient?)
    location: Ireland + Talamh (fictional)
    indie?  : no

    4.5 stars rounded up.

    The Becoming is the second book in The Dragon Heart Legacy trilogy. While I enjoyed The Awakening (my review), I loved this sequel. I love the writing and the characters! Even though I didn’t fully understanding the magics, it’s okay because Breen doesn’t understand either. Also, I’m not rating for the romance aspect (I’m not feeling the chemistry); I’m rating for how awesome the people in the book are.

    Having learned more about her past and the powers within her, Breen is now back in Talamh; this time, with her best friend Marco (gay, Black) with her. As the situation in the world of Fey becomes more dire, Breen has to think fast and train hard to defeat the evil god Odran.

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    Destiny’s Choice by Karen Frost | ARC Review

    Cover of Destiny’s Choice (Karen Frost)

    Destiny’s Choice (Destiny and Darkness #3) by Karen Frost


    Content warnings: ableism, deaths of secondary characters, kidnapping

    If Daughter of Fire shares the theme with the MG/YA fantasy series by a certain transphobic author, Destiny’s Choice feels like an ode to The Lord of the Rings (which I have only watched onscreen).

    Knights Asher, Taz, Henrek, Jazmen, and shapeshifter Great Mage Marandir accompany Knight Commander Bronwen (paraplegia) to negotiate for peace with the Souththerners. But no Iliryan has ever came back from the Southlands alive.