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A review by nclcaitlin
Shardless by Stephanie Fisher
3.0
Taly is one of the lucky humans. Taken in by a fey noble and his family, she's lived a good life, surrounded by people she loves. But an accidental brush with magic has deadly consequences.
This is a slowburn romantasy adventure story with a unique, steampunk-esque setting with and an interesting magical system.
The two main characters are lovable, teasing, and definitely had chemistry, but extremely bad with communication, creating a sometimes frustrating book.
It was a friends to lovers which I actually normally enjoy, but I think they were raised as siblings which ???? Also, they regularly acted like teenagers but were supposed to be in their twenties.
“Did you move? Where are you living now?”
“Nowhere,” she said immediately, still refusing to look at him.
“Really?” Skye exclaimed with feigned enthusiasm. He smiled when he saw her start in surprise. “What a coincidence! I love Nowhere. My family has business dealings with the Noones—lovely people, by the way—so I visit all the time. There’s this little bakery at the corner of None of Your Business and Uncomfortable, Stony Silence that sells the best pie. I really think you’d love it.”
Also, I just have to mention it - people being sleepy and falling asleep does not mean they will forget everything that is said and done….
This was free on audible and I enjoyed Taly’s voice, confidence, and banter, yet it doesn’t stand out. Not to mention, my constant frustration at their non-communication. Urgh!
This book was fun, but had a lot of plot holes and sadly I become quickly annoyed with characters making dumb choices continuously.
This is a slowburn romantasy adventure story with a unique, steampunk-esque setting with and an interesting magical system.
The two main characters are lovable, teasing, and definitely had chemistry, but extremely bad with communication, creating a sometimes frustrating book.
It was a friends to lovers which I actually normally enjoy, but I think they were raised as siblings which ???? Also, they regularly acted like teenagers but were supposed to be in their twenties.
“Did you move? Where are you living now?”
“Nowhere,” she said immediately, still refusing to look at him.
“Really?” Skye exclaimed with feigned enthusiasm. He smiled when he saw her start in surprise. “What a coincidence! I love Nowhere. My family has business dealings with the Noones—lovely people, by the way—so I visit all the time. There’s this little bakery at the corner of None of Your Business and Uncomfortable, Stony Silence that sells the best pie. I really think you’d love it.”
Also, I just have to mention it - people being sleepy and falling asleep does not mean they will forget everything that is said and done….
This was free on audible and I enjoyed Taly’s voice, confidence, and banter, yet it doesn’t stand out. Not to mention, my constant frustration at their non-communication. Urgh!
This book was fun, but had a lot of plot holes and sadly I become quickly annoyed with characters making dumb choices continuously.