Oh this one is going to be SO big.
And it’s definitely going to be my personality for a while
Grab your coffee and your glossary - because you’re going to need both.
The coffee because you will stay up until 3AM to keep reading.
And the book’s Glossary because Demi Winters will throw you right into a complex, twisty and utterly haunting story and trust you to do your job as a reader to keep up with the action. That’s my favorite part.
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The details:
The Road of Bones is one of the top Romantasy books I’ve read all year on all fronts: storyline, character work, writing style, world-building. All of it.
It’s the first of two (and counting) books in Winters’ The Ashen Series.
It’s recently been picked up by Random House and a gorgeous hardcover comes out November 5.
Until then, you can read it on Kindle!
The first thing I’ll say is that this was an easy five-star, but it’s not an “easy” read. The best books never are, and I loved every second of Winters’ storytelling. It was utterly unpredictable - I never knew where this one was going, and if you’ve read enough Romantasy you know how incredible (and rare) that can be.
Viking-inspired Romantasy: get your glossary ready
FMC with a mysterious background, unknown even to her
Road trip with some reluctant heroes, or honorable bandits depending on how you look at it
Found family
Multiple POVs
Only one horse
To Silla: Girl, you have got to stop wandering into the woods without a blade at the ready.
To Everyone Else: You have got to run to preorder The Road of Bones (and Kingdom of Claw).
Thank you to Dell Romance for the advanced e-copy of this title in exchange for an honest review.
Perfect for fans of Sarah A. Parker and Penn Cole.
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