Bound to the Shadow Prince by Ruby Dixon Pages: 536
Genres: Fantasy Romance
Source: ARC, NetGalley
Also by this author: Ice Planet Barbarians, Barbarian Alien, Lauren's Barbarian, Barbarian Lover, Bull Moon Rising, By the Horns
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In order to protect her kingdom from the wrath of a vengeful goddess, Princess Candra must remain locked inside a tower for seven years. Seven long years without a friend―or a lover―by her side. And shut inside the tower with her? A Fellian, the enemy of her people, a fearsome warrior race complete with wings and claws and fangs. Nemeth is terrifying, cruel, and disturbingly magnetic. Candra should kill him for his supplies, but she’s desperate for his company…and his touch.
As time inside the unchanging tower rolls on, Candra uncovers the man behind the stony facade. And when their tenure hits an unexpected snag, Candra and Nemeth are forced to make a difficult choice. They’ll need to face an outside world they no longer recognize, one that threatens their lives and their surprising love.
I love Ruby Dixon (seriously, if you haven’t read Ice Planet Barbarians, you are missing out). I was excited for Bound to the Shadow Prince. It has the whole forced proximity vibe! I loved that. Candra and Nemeth are suppose to spend 7 years locked together in the tower. What could go wrong? If you are currently in your Romantasy era, you might want to check this one out!
The plot and the world of this story were good! I was really interested in what was going on and what would happen. The entire story is told from Candra’s POV, so we know her thoughts and feelings. The problem-I kind of hated her more than I liked her. We never get out of her head, so I never got a break. Maybe if it was told in 3rd person or dual 1st I wouldn’t be so annoyed with her, but I just wanted to throw her out of the tower. I liked Nemeth, but since we never get his POV, he felt kind of flat. I wanted to like this book more than I did-it was kind of long which made the pacing off and that didn’t help either. But, like I said, the premise and the plot were solid-there was some real potential there!
- POV: 1st
- Tears: no
- Trope: forced proximity
- Series/Standalone: stand alone
- Cliffhanger: View Spoiler »
- HEA: View Spoiler »
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Dark Olympus series by Katee Robert, Graceling by Kristen Cashore, Immortals After Dark by Kresley Cole…then you will probably like Bound to the Shadow Prince!
Robin reviewed this yesterday. She likes the big blue guys.