Uprooted

Every ten years, a sorcerer known as Dragon picks up a 17 year old girl from the valley, to live with him in a tower. They are usually very pretty, but he never touches them, and all we know is that, when they leave, they never return to their villages.
Comes Agnieszka, who being quite normal and very clumsy, never expects to be the one picked by the Dragon.

Uprooted is a much darker book than I was expecting and I wouldn't recommend it to all fantasy readers.

That said, I do understand why it is so recommended:
- The premise was promising and intriguing, and it only got more mysterious the more I stepped into the book.
- Novik's prose is beautiful and I was fully immersed in this magical world. The story consumed me, and I couldn't stop reading until I finished it.
- It felt truly original. It is a wonderful mix of fantasy with a lyrical prose, and a touch of romance, but not overwhelmed by it. I see now why it kept being recommended to people who enjoy Juliet Marillier stories! I agree.. except it is much much darker, so maybe save it for the spooky season.

I wished Dragon was more developed and less toxic, and Agnieszka less of a Mary Sue. This was not enough to make me dislike the book though.

The sex scene is tasteful, sexy and beautifully written. I wish current Romantasies learned with this.