4.5 ⭐️ for the story itself, but the last portion of the book where the author tells little stories of her life experiences-those were boring and defi4.5 ⭐️ for the story itself, but the last portion of the book where the author tells little stories of her life experiences-those were boring and definitely unnecessary. Honestly, I DNFd that last portion because it was so unengaging and kind of took away from the overall reading experience of the allegory.
I would recommend to anyone to stop when the allegory ends!
A quote I like: The more love gives, the more it fulfills itself...more
Brielle lives in the USA when she is blindsided with news that her biological father was African royalty, and 5⭐️
Loved this modern day Princess story!
Brielle lives in the USA when she is blindsided with news that her biological father was African royalty, and now, as her grandfather is ready to step down, he asks Brielle to come to the island kingdom of Ọlọrọ Ilé and consider accepting the throne.
The first chunk of this book reads as a scene-for-scene “The Princess Diaries” script, but I loved it! There is so much faith woven into the story as Brielle learns more about her parentage and heritage and prayerfully considers this gigantic decision!
This cover is STUNNING, but I think the title is misleading as the romance element is not the main focus....more
Conor is the king’s son, but for reasons he’s never fully understood, he was raised by a fosteFirst read: 5⭐️, reread: 4.5⭐️
Mostly 1 POV, third person
Conor is the king’s son, but for reasons he’s never fully understood, he was raised by a foster family. As he comes of age, his father, the king, shows great disappointment that his foster family raised him in a forbidden faith and essentially banished him to a neighbouring kingdom as a political pawn. There he meets and becomes friends with a young woman, Aine (an-ya).
There is a magic system that is a bit difficult to grasp, and the god of the forbidden faith is meant to represent our one true God, in the book he’s called Comdeiu. (Just a personal pet peeve annoyance with the way this sounds like ‘come to you’)
I could see some similarities with Ellis Peters’ book ‘Dead Man’s Ransom’
Language: 2 ba
Also, it’s a curious choice that they chose to have a female narrator to narrate a mostly male perspective story...more
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