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This Chick Read: Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry

In order to survive the monsters called the Crux, the five realms have signed a magical treaty. A princess in one realm, the Sparrow, would be wed to a prince of another realm, uniting the kingdoms so that they’d help each other in their time of need. The next Crux is coming and Odessa was not chosen to be the Sparrow by her father. Instead, her younger sister Mae is chosen to wed the Prince, except the Prince does not wed Mae, he weds Odessa and regardless of her feelings, she’ll be the next Queen of his realm. Odessa has not been trained, doesn’t know anything about his realm, and prefers painting and needlework to swords skills and spying.

Devney Perry’s typical novels are contemporary romances but I love it when an author tries something new, especially if they do it right. Devney Perry did an amazing job with her world building, she crafted unique and interesting characters, and she gave them all something to fight against, monsters that will wipe out humanity if they don’t learn how to stop them. Then on top of that she created a virus that is spreading and may be contagious, turning monsters and humans rabid.

There was a lot going on in this novel, but throughout it all Odessa was a rock. She was not prepared to be Queen – or a spy for her father, but she challenges herself to become what she is not. A skilled fighter who can defend herself and the ones she comes to care about. Her relationship with the Prince is pretty non-existent, but her reaction to The Guardian, or the monster killer, is immediate. She hates him with a passion. I love a good enemies to lovers trope and we certainly get one in Shield of Sparrows. The Guardian taunts her, trains her, and helps her become who she needs to be to survive in this deadly world. The two of them together were everything.

There were a lot of great characters and back story’s in this novel. You could tell the author spent time developing the world, the relationships, and well, the monsters. They were the ultimate bad guy after all. This was a fast-paced, fun book to read and I can’t wait until we get the next one! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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This Chick Read: Tattered (Lark Cove #1) by Devney Perry

I love romances where the girl comes from a poor background, improves on her own and then finds a man to love. The problem with those types of novels is that if not done correctly I have trouble liking the main heroine. Tattered, thank goodness did not go down that road. Thea Landry had a rough beginning, growing up an orphan in New York. She meets and has a one night stand with way out of her league, Logan Kendrick. They hit it off, do the deed, and they both move on. He, remembers their night together, and she can never forget. When he shows up in the bar she owns in Montana on a business trip, she finally gets to deliver some news. They have a child.

The most important thing about this romance trope is that you LIKE the characters. Thankfully, I did! Thea was doing well, loved being a mother and had moved to a place that was good for she and her child. I liked Logan too! He was floored by the news, but he’d never forgot about Thea and took to being a dad pretty easily. I’m not sure why I didn’t like this book more than I did? The love story was pretty solid, and there was even an element of danger thrown in that made it almost a suspense novel. Actually that might have been the problem! Tattered teetered between a contemporary romance and a romantic suspense, but it didn’t go all in on either genre. So, I was left feeling pretty ambivalent.

I’ll repeat. I did not hate this novel, but I didn’t love it either. It was ok. This was my first novel by this author and I’d heard great things, so I was a little disappointed. However, what is one reader’s perfect book is another reader’s so-so novel. I think you know on what end of the spectrum I fell on.

I did really like the surrounding cast of characters Thea had to lean on. I believe the next book in the series features Jackson, her “brother” figure. He intrigued me, so I may give this author another shot at reeling me in. ❤️❤️❤️❣️

Opinions from around the Blogosphere

“This was just FEEL GOOD romance! You get a hero that was fighting to keep the family he never knew he had and a strong heroine that was secure enough to love herself and put the needs of her daughter first. I highly recommend you pick this one up!” Book and a Blanket

“The real beauty of this story is that both Thea and Logan put their daughter Charlie first…. Logan really embraced his role as father and you could tell that regardless if things worked out between Thea and him he was going to be there for the long-haul… loved the development of the relationship between Logan and Thea… loved the character development in Thea throughout the book… and absolutely loved every minute these two spent with their adorable daughter, it was quite touching!” Audio Killed the Bookmark

Tattered

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