Of Ravens & Wolves by MK Robert

2 Stars

No one speaks about the battle of Doncaster. Everything fell apart and the impossibility of repairing what’s been broken continues to haunt us. Especially after losing Elwyna, everything seems hopeless.

Trygve and I prepare for another war that looms on the horizon, spreading throughout Mercia and now Wessex, despite King Edmund’s attempts at peace. A third threat hails from East Anglia, in Wales, where a witch named The Dark One has been spreading chaos. Rumors of her powers have devoured the four kingdoms in fear.

When our peace depends on finding the Dark One and bringing her to clear the curse put on King Edmund’s wife by another, we find that more than one thing bonds us all together.

Will King Edmund be able to create peace in a land that is destined for massacre? Will the identity of the Dark One finally be revealed?

 

I have never been so mad at a sequel. I liked book one (Book 1) and was hoping for some good HEA with this one. You will not get that with this book. Don't like anyone because they all die. It was like the author wanted historically accurate versus a romance. I understand that but I was reading based on book one of a romance. There is one good spicy scene but then all others felt forced and not interesting. There was also a lot of info dumping. It was a lot to take in and then the book ends so freaking depressing. 

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The Shield and Axe by M.K. Robert

 

4 Star

Elwyn is well aware her only reason for living is to marry well and bring a connection to her community. She is worthless without a good marriage. When she is traded to a neighboring community she expects the experience she had with her father’s community. Instead she finds women are respected and encouraged to do things that make them happy. She’s also not being forced into a marriage but given a choice of who she wants to end up with. Will she find her HEA?

I loved this story and it probably would have been a 5 star read but it ended on a freaking cliffhanger ending and the new one isn’t out until May 2023. I loved how much Elwyn grows and changes with the encouragement of Thorsten and Trygve. They both want her and don’t care if she’s with the other one. When the ending came I was so incredibly angry because I wanted them to conclude the their story with them getting a HEA and that is not what we get. I can’t wait for the next book to come out.

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