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All her life, Vaasa Kozár has been sharpened into a blade.
After losing her mother—her only remaining parent—to a mysterious dark magic that has since awakened within her, Vaasa is certain death looms. So is her merciless brother, who aims to eliminate Vaasa as a threat to his crown. In one last political scheme, he marries her off to Reid of Mireh, a ruthless foreign ruler, in hopes that he can use her death as a rallying cry to finally invade Reid’s nation. All Vaasa has to do is die.
But she is desperate to live. Vaasa enters her new marriage with every intent to escape it, wielding the hard-won political prowess and combat abilities her late father instilled in her. But to her surprise, Reid offers her a deal: help him win the votes to rise in power, and she can walk free. In exchange, he will share his knowledge about the dark magic running through her veins—and help keep it at bay.
This proposal may be too good to refuse, yet Vaasa and Reid’s undeniable attraction threatens to break the rules of their arrangement. As her brother’s lethal machinations take form, everything is at stake: Vaasa must learn to trust her new husband, but how can she, especially when their perfect political marriage begins to feel like the real thing?
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This is marketed as a Romantasy but I’d definitely consider it mostly Fantasy with the romance being a subplot. There’s a high focus on the world-building and political intrigue but some of it wasn’t super clear and there’s so many names to keep track of that I found myself confused through parts of it. I really liked the FMC, Vassa, and watching her character growth, even if it seemed a bit of a sudden switch. The pacing felt a bit off for the first half which made it harder to get into but it really picks up after that point. It ends on a huge cliffhanger and while, overall, I did enjoy this book, I don’t know if it drew me in enough to continue.
Iba a ciegas con el libro porqué no había oído nada de él y e decir que si me gusto y pienso continuar con la continuación.
This is a beautiful read! If you're looking for an arranged marriage trope, but you're tired of the "delicate woman becomes wife in a strange land so he takes care of her" theme, this book is for you! Vaasa is a strong woman in her own right. All though her marriage is arranged, she is ultimately given a choice and enters it willingly.We see her and Reid slowly build a bond, I love to see a strong friendship rather than insta-lust. The world building was in depth and complex but not difficult to understand.I wish we got more explanation on Vaasa's magic, I feel like I don't fully understand it still. I also felt like the book seemed to go in circles a bit. It felt like we had a lot of questions and not a lot of answers, but not in the way that hooks you, more like "oh I guess we don't care about that other thing anymore?". Overall I really liked it and will read the next one, it just doesn't quite make my top list.