Author: Danielle L. Jensen
Series: The Bridge Kingdom #1
Genre: Fantasy Romance/New Adult
Publisher: Context Literary Agency
Publication Date: August 1, 2024
Edition: 435 pages, Kindle Edition
Source: Library
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Synopsis:
A warrior princess trained in isolation, Lara is driven by two certainties. The first is that King Aren of the Bridge Kingdom is her enemy. And the second is that she'll be the one to bring him to his knees.
The only route through a storm-ravaged world, the Bridge Kingdom enriches itself and deprives its rivals, including Lara's homeland. So when she's sent as a bride under the guise of peace, Lara is prepared to do whatever it takes to fracture its impenetrable defenses. And the defenses of its king.
Yet as she infiltrates her new home and gains a deeper understanding of the war to possess the bridge, Lara begins to question whether she's the hero or the villain. And as her feelings for Aren transform from frosty hostility to fierce passion, Lara must choose which kingdom she'll save . . . and which kingdom she'll destroy.
A warrior princess trained in isolation, Lara is driven by two certainties. The first is that King Aren of the Bridge Kingdom is her enemy. And the second is that she'll be the one to bring him to his knees.
The only route through a storm-ravaged world, the Bridge Kingdom enriches itself and deprives its rivals, including Lara's homeland. So when she's sent as a bride under the guise of peace, Lara is prepared to do whatever it takes to fracture its impenetrable defenses. And the defenses of its king.
Yet as she infiltrates her new home and gains a deeper understanding of the war to possess the bridge, Lara begins to question whether she's the hero or the villain. And as her feelings for Aren transform from frosty hostility to fierce passion, Lara must choose which kingdom she'll save . . . and which kingdom she'll destroy.
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This is actually the second time I read this book, although the first time I only read to chapter 4 before DNFing. Something about those early chapters didn't work for me the first time I read them. This time though, I kind of devoured the book. I really enjoyed this book, there were parts that I wish had been given more time, as well as characters but over all I had a good time reading it and plan to read the sequel, and maybe the companion books. But that would depend on how the second book goes.
I am glad that this was a dual-pov book, and that we weren't only in Lara's head. She's a fine character, but only seeing things from her perspective would've made some of the reveals fall flat. It helped keep me more invested in the story, and left me waiting for when they would be revealed.
The things that I did feel were a little lacking was the romance, and the timeline of events. They "fell in love" far too fast. But I also don't really know how long she was there. Every few chapters it was mentioned that "months" had passed, but in that time Lara and Aren barely spent time together until a little more than halfway through the book. Then a few chapters after they started bothering to talk at all to each other, they were suddenly in love. If it had been called anything other than love I would've been believed the affection they felt for each other.
There was one plot-twist that I hadn't seen coming and was actually surprised by. I like when a book shocks me in a good way. I plan on reading the second book, and I know the other books in this series are more duologies, and depending on how the second book ends will determine if I keep reading from this series.
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