Lauren
Throne in the Dark is a funny, self-aware romantasy with a hint of something deeper threaded throughout. The story is multi-POV and follows Damien (a villain who is truly terrible at being a villain) and Amma (a girl who makes a mistake the causes her to be tied to Damien for the rest of the book).
I wouldn’t suggest this book if you’re looking for your next five star, incredible world building, or deep characters. That’s not what this book is trying to be. It intentionally pokes fun at the typical “bad guy isn’t really bad” troupe as well as “fantasy girl is a thief” troupe. The word “evil” really loses meaning throughout 80% of this book, and the plot is more the vehicle used to give us these cliches than the focus itself.
I had full intentions of reading this and not picking up the next one because of how unserious. I just needed something easy to read that I would miss too much if I got distracting because sometimes ~life~ just makes focus and using brain power hard. This book gave me what I wanted, but the ending took me by surprise. I wouldn’t say the tone completely changed, but there were a few serious moments that make me curious about the next book that I may pick it up during another of those times when I just need something easy and silly to read.
Throne in the Dark is a funny, self-aware romantasy with a hint of something deeper threaded throughout. The story is multi-POV and follows Damien (a villain who is truly terrible at being a villain) and Amma (a girl who makes a mistake the causes her to be tied to Damien for the rest of the book).
I wouldn’t suggest this book if you’re looking for your next five star, incredible world building, or deep characters. That’s not what this book is trying to be. It intentionally pokes fun at the typical “bad guy isn’t really bad” troupe as well as “fantasy girl is a thief” troupe. The word “evil” really loses meaning throughout 80% of this book, and the plot is more the vehicle used to give us these cliches than the focus itself.
I had full intentions of reading this and not picking up the next one because of how unserious. I just needed something easy to read that I would miss too much if I got distracting because sometimes ~life~ just makes focus and using brain power hard. This book gave me what I wanted, but the ending took me by surprise. I wouldn’t say the tone completely changed, but there were a few serious moments that make me curious about the next book that I may pick it up during another of those times when I just need something easy and silly to read.