I’ve said it quite a few times in the past few months, I need to read more fantasy romance. So I picked up my eARC of Lore of the Wilds. Today I want to tell you more about this book and what I thought. Keep on reading to find out more!
A big thank you to Netgalley and Harper Voyager for providing me an eARC to read and review.
A stunning Romantasy debut about an enchanted library, two handsome Fae, and one human who brings them all together.
A library with a deadly enchantment.
A Fae lord who wants in.
A human woman willing to risk it all for a taste of power.
In a land ruled by ruthless Fae, twenty-one-year-old Lore Alemeyu’s village is trapped in a forested prison. Lore knows that any escape attempt is futile—her scars are a testament to her past failures. But when her village is threatened, Lore makes a desperate deal with a Fae lord. She will leave her home to catalog/organize an enchanted library that hasn’t been touched in a thousand years. No Fae may enter the library, but there is a chance a human might be able to breach the cursed doors.
She convinces him that she will risk her life for wealth, but really she’s after the one thing the Fae covet above all: magic of her own.
As Lore navigates the hostile world outside, she’s forced to rely on two Fae males to survive. Two very different, very dangerous, very attractive Fae males. When undeniable chemistry ignites, she’s not just in danger of losing her life, but her heart to the very creatures she can never trust.
Review
When I heard about Lore of the Wilds, I was sold when I read that this book had an enchanted library! How could I not want to read that? Lore of the Wilds is a fast read and I read it in just about one sitting. Analeigh Sbrana definitely pulls you in with her writing style. I became invested in Lore’s story and needed to know how it would continue.
In this world the fae have basically banished the humans into a certain part of the world. When Lore makes a deal with the fae to take the place of her aunt, a whole new world opens up to her. She definitely discovers things aren’t all that they seem. The library had me wishing I was the one there organizing everything. Asher definitely has some vibes and her connection with him was very interesting.
While I did really enjoy Lore of the Wilds, there were a few things that bugged me. I really wish we got a bit more of the magic in this world and what Lore could do. We only get glimpses and to me it goes a bit quickly at times. Also, the pacing felt off at times. Some things went so quickly or happened suddenly that I couldn’t really fit them into the story at that moment. I also felt the character development lacked a bit, but I definitely see why this book has gotten so much hype.
Lore of the Wilds has found family, magic, an enchanted library, secrets, betrayal, amazing side characters (Finn and Isla), romance, and more. There were some twists I didn’t see coming and the ending left me wanting more. I’ll definitely be picking up the sequel and hope that the questions this one left me with will be answered! This was a promising debut.
Lore of the Wilds was an interesting start to a new series (I’m not sure how many books we’ll be getting). Do you have any book recommendations with magical libraries? I’d love to read more in this setting. Let me know in the comments. I’d love to hear from you.
