Book Blurb:
After leaving Elissa behind in Treiaul, Hayward returns home, determined to stop a war before it begins. Afraid diplomacy will inevitably fail, he gathers his closest friends and races back to the elven kingdom to prepare its woefully untrained people for battle.
The elves are outnumbered. Outmatched. And running out of time.
As tensions rise within the royal court, old wounds begin to reopen—especially when Elissa’s former lover joins their ranks, igniting a jealousy neither she nor Hayward can ignore. Surrounded by political pressure, buried secrets, and the growing expectation of an arranged marriage meant to unite their kingdoms, the bond between prince and princess is tested at every turn.
The king and queen demand a wedding before war arrives at their doorstep. Hayward and Elissa want something far more the chance to truly know one another before surrendering themselves to forever.
But fate may already have made the choice for them.
Meanwhile, Aeris—the proper, bookish second princess—is assigned the impossible task of teaching Elvish to Deker, Hayward’s infuriatingly charming best friend. What begins as a reluctant partnership quickly blossoms into friendship and more?
As war closes in, loyalties fracture, secrets surface, and love becomes both a weapon and a weakness in this second installment of The Kanraadi Saga.
Tropes:
*High Gravity ALC *Romantasy *insta lust/love *Spice *family drama *Indie Author
*Curvy FMC *Royalty *politics *Fantasy *Fae FMC x Human MMC *Read in order
*magic *secrets revealed *found family *Trigger warnings (SA & 💀) *cliffhanger
Thoughts:
Going into this second book I was interested to see how things would go from the way the first book ended as we knew that Prince Hayward (MMC) had a rocky home life with his dad (the king) being the way he his... if you read the first book you know what I'm talking about.
This picks up right where book one ended so I would recommend reading the first one before jumping into this one.
After listening to the first book I knew better what to expect, if you enjoy an epic romantasy with detailed world building and complicated magical systems you won't find that here. This is a spicy, cozy romantasy where the characters share witty banter and a spicy good time.
This has political intrigue as we follow Hayward trying to convince his father not to invade the elven kingdom... he manages to push off the upcoming war for now (but knows he can't hold them off forever). What he can do is help the elven kingdom learn to defend themselves better.
Hayward gathers his own team of trustworthy men (and women) and heads back to his true love Elissa with the intent to teach her and their kingdoms guards how to actually fight, some of the elves have magic but they are a peaceful kingdom... they also have a lot of resources that other kingdoms (including his own) want... like water (and lots of it.)
Hayward and Elissa are set on being together, even if Hayward hasn't officially asked to marry Elissa he knows she is his so when someone from her past comes back to threaten that he is on guard.
After a traumatic event occurs will our couple be able to get through this and to the other side together?
I really liked the addition of more story with Elissa's shy younger sister Aeris and her relationship with Deker (Hayward's shy and scholarly friend (also human)) and honestly wish that more of the book had been focused on these two, they were truly adorable together.
I also loved Morgana (Hayward's friend and fighting master) she was brave, fierce, protective and funny, her back story broke my heart she's been through so much. Would love to see a story on this baddie.
From the first book we know that Hayward is hiding something that is very close to him.. we arn't sure what it is in the first book but secrets are revealed in this one and it's a big one!
The ending of this book was a wild ride... just when we are getting more detail on the backstory to this world... things twisted and now my world is upside down and I need the next book now... like seriously that ending!!
The narrators R.L. Hemm & Luke Persiani did a great job bringing this story to life! Thank you to the author and High Gravity Audio for this early listen copy!
If you enjoy a cozy romantasy with some political intrigue, family drama, big secrets revealed, banter and spice add this series to your tbr!
Have you read this one? What did you think?
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