Shielded
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- Author：KayLynn Flanders
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Summary
The kingdom of Hálendi is in trouble。 It's losing the war at its borders， and rumors of a new， deadlier threat on the horizon have surfaced。 Princess Jennesara knows her skills on the battlefield would make her an asset and wants to help， but her father has other plans。
As the second-born heir to the throne， Jenna lacks the firstborn's--her brother's--magical abilities， so the king promises her hand in marriage to the prince of neighboring Turia in exchange for resources Hálendi needs。 Jenna must leave behind everything she has ever known if she is to give her people a chance at peace。
Only， on the journey to reach her betrothed and new home， the royal caravan is ambushed， and Jenna realizes the rumors were wrong--the new threat is worse than anyone imagined。 Now Jenna must decide if revealing a dangerous secret is worth the cost before it's too late--for her and for her entire kingdom。
For fans of Sorcery of Thorns and Furyborn comes a thrilling new fantasy about a kingdom ravaged by war， and the princess who might be the key to saving not only those closest to her， but the kingdom itself， if she reveals the very secret that could destroy her。
As the second-born heir to the throne， Jenna lacks the firstborn's--her brother's--magical abilities， so the king promises her hand in marriage to the prince of neighboring Turia in exchange for resources Hálendi needs。 Jenna must leave behind everything she has ever known if she is to give her people a chance at peace。
Only， on the journey to reach her betrothed and new home， the royal caravan is ambushed， and Jenna realizes the rumors were wrong--the new threat is worse than anyone imagined。 Now Jenna must decide if revealing a dangerous secret is worth the cost before it's too late--for her and for her entire kingdom。
For fans of Sorcery of Thorns and Furyborn comes a thrilling new fantasy about a kingdom ravaged by war， and the princess who might be the key to saving not only those closest to her， but the kingdom itself， if she reveals the very secret that could destroy her。
Reviews
Gabrielle Maria Subroto
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For a debut novel this is actually pretty good and the story reminds me to 'the kiss of deception'。I like the idea plot， the concept is interesting。 Although the magic system might be confusing at first， but as the story goes it become easier to understand。 I have to be honest， the pacing a bit slow for me especially when Jenna travels to Turia and I feel myself become bored reading about her during those times。 Things started to get interesting again in the last few chapters。 Nevertheless， I st For a debut novel this is actually pretty good and the story reminds me to 'the kiss of deception'。I like the idea plot， the concept is interesting。 Although the magic system might be confusing at first， but as the story goes it become easier to understand。 I have to be honest， the pacing a bit slow for me especially when Jenna travels to Turia and I feel myself become bored reading about her during those times。 Things started to get interesting again in the last few chapters。 Nevertheless， I still enjoy reading it because I really like the characters and the relationship among them。 I really like the main character， Jenna。 She's strong and very likeable as a narrator。 She doesn't whine or complain about anything。 Not too mention she's also good at fighting with swords which is my favorite kind of heroine。 I also love her sibling relationship with her brother， Ren。 As for Jenna's love interest， Enzo I don't mind his character， I actually like him too。 But， his relationship with Jenna is not really my favorite because it feels a bit instant for me。 I hope there's a development in their relationship could have more chemistry like Jenna and Ren in the next book。 One thing that really bothered me about this book is the cutscene at the end of some chapters。 It's actually a scene that let us know about what the villain is doing。 It's not that I don't like it but for me it cuts off my excitement of reading this book。 Honestly， I would have like it better if it is made into another chapter with the POV from the villain himself。Overall， for a debut novel this is pretty good。 I enjoy my time reading this one and I can't wait to read the next book coming in July。 Actual rating: 3。5⭐ 。。。more
Billie Flaming
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Honestly this is such a banger。 The world building is well paced and strong， the characters （especially Jenna） are wonderfully fun to follow， and the world feels like one I’d like to explore。 Catch me reading the sequel later this summer。
Betynka
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Bylo to fajn。 +Sympatičtí hrdinové+zajímavý svět-dlouhé pasáže， kdy se opravdu nic neděje-zrychlený konec
Morgan Bridgman
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World building ✅Flow ✅Characters ✅This fantasy novel is adventure filled and has surprises around every corner！ This book has my favorite， ‘hiding your identity in plain sight from the ones looking for you’ trope。 I live for these and it’s even better when it’s from her betrothed prince 😭 I love the storyline of two kingdoms fighting each other when the real enemy is yet to be known。 The world building and putting it all together was written so beautifully and smoothly！ I can’t wait until July t World building ✅Flow ✅Characters ✅This fantasy novel is adventure filled and has surprises around every corner！ This book has my favorite， ‘hiding your identity in plain sight from the ones looking for you’ trope。 I live for these and it’s even better when it’s from her betrothed prince 😭 I love the storyline of two kingdoms fighting each other when the real enemy is yet to be known。 The world building and putting it all together was written so beautifully and smoothly！ I can’t wait until July to read the second！ 。。。more
Trigger Warning Database
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Trigger & Content WarningsSexual assaultMurder
Loryn
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quick overall summary since this review is SO LONG: i reallyyy enjoyed it！ the setting description was beautifully written and not boring AT ALL！ the plot was so entertaining and i could NOT put this book down！ the romance WAS FREAKING ADORABLE AND I LOVED THE BETROTHED ROMANCE TROPE！ also the sisters。。。*chefs kiss* the best characters ever！！ *non spoiler review* plot: i was on THE EDGE OF MY SEAT the whole time！！ and no， this is not a thriller novel， but I was SO eager know what happened next t quick overall summary since this review is SO LONG: i reallyyy enjoyed it！ the setting description was beautifully written and not boring AT ALL！ the plot was so entertaining and i could NOT put this book down！ the romance WAS FREAKING ADORABLE AND I LOVED THE BETROTHED ROMANCE TROPE！ also the sisters。。。*chefs kiss* the best characters ever！！ *non spoiler review* plot: i was on THE EDGE OF MY SEAT the whole time！！ and no， this is not a thriller novel， but I was SO eager know what happened next that i just couldn't put this book down！ Each chapter was as exciting as the last and I couldn't help but want more！ We've all been victim to incredibly boring sections of novels that just drag and draaaaaag on。。。this book did not have that （okay there was that one part where she was stuck in a forest for a while。。。but don't worry it gets better。。。and at least the forest description was super cool 😂）！ I am so excited for the sequel （eek！）the characters: im gonna be honest。。。。im writing this review a week after i finished the book and i have awful memory。。。。so uh i don't really remember my specific feelings on the characters 😅 what i CAN tell you is that they are most definitely wonderful characters （i would've written down notes if i disliked any of them， trust me on that）。 So theyre definitely not bad characters but I don't remember which specific things I liked about each of them， so ahh sorry！ 😅romance: IT WAS FREAKING CUTE！ （"uh loryn，" you may be asking， "how do you know if the romance was cute when you literally just said you don't remember the characters very well"。。。my answer is because that i wrote a whole paragraph on how much i love the "we are betrothed but have never met before but we end up meeting under unlikely circumstances in a situation where we must keep our identities secret from one another， meanwhile we fall in love" trope。 if that doesnt sell it for you， the chemistry was IMPECCABLE and very flirtatious （ooh， ahh） and i loved it！setting: the way the author wrote setting description was immersive and wonderfully engaging！ it made even the none-action scenes incredibly enticing！ i could picture the setting perfectly in my head， every branch and flower to the smallest detail， and as someone who is NOT a fan of long boring setting passages。。。。the description in this book was。。。dare i say。。。fun to read :o） I honestly felt like I was experiencing the whole thing myself （that being said。。。this book would make a great movie）plot twist/betrayal: it was pretty predictable however i didn't bother me that much because i wasn't SUPER interested in finding out who had betrayed them （other aspects of this book were much more interesting to me）random thoughts: I LOVE ENZO's SISTERS SO MUCH！ theyre definitely my favorites characters of this book and i adored every scene with them！anything i disliked？ the other POV chapters （of the villians/un-known people） added a lot of mystery to the novel， however it was pretty confusing at the beginning。 it makes more sense later in the book but it was still kind of hard to piece together。 。。。more
Susanna_Grace
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This book was amazing。 I won’t sugar coat it but this book did have a very slow start but once it got good， it got good。I want enzos hand in marriage， that’s it。The banter between Ren and Jen is so cute。 Hey that rhymed！！ The plot was a bit confusing but it all came together towards the end。 I cannot wait for untethered go read shielded right now if you haven’t！！
Taylor Hansen
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Fantasy Adventure （with Romance） at its best！ This one was so much fun， I couldn't put it down and read it in one day。 Definitely a pleasant surprise。 Plenty of action and intrigue pretty much right off the bat made this one speed right along。 Plus cool magic （more so in the hands of the villains to start with， our heroes need some time to figure theirs out。。。）， swoon-worthy romance， hidden identities， betrayals， and double crosses all made this a fast-paced perfectly rounded fantasy adventure f Fantasy Adventure （with Romance） at its best！ This one was so much fun， I couldn't put it down and read it in one day。 Definitely a pleasant surprise。 Plenty of action and intrigue pretty much right off the bat made this one speed right along。 Plus cool magic （more so in the hands of the villains to start with， our heroes need some time to figure theirs out。。。）， swoon-worthy romance， hidden identities， betrayals， and double crosses all made this a fast-paced perfectly rounded fantasy adventure from start to finish。 And even though one of the romantic leads doesn't show up until almost halfway through the book， it didn't detract or slow down the first part at all。 I loved Jennesara's sojourn through the Wild Wood （I do love a good "haunted/cursed" wood）。 She was a great heroine， coming into her own， and with some of that whole "hidden powers" coming to fruition that I love so much。 I loved the way Enzo came into the story， and he was super easy to develop a book crush on。 Really looking forward to the next book in the series！ 。。。more
Maya
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4。5
Courtney-Paige
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I nearly dnf'd this。 We were 50% into the story before she even met the prince she was supposed to marry。 I'm glad I stuck it out though， because this turned out to be a really good book。 I'm excited for the sequel that comes out soon。 I nearly dnf'd this。 We were 50% into the story before she even met the prince she was supposed to marry。 I'm glad I stuck it out though， because this turned out to be a really good book。 I'm excited for the sequel that comes out soon。 。。。more
Hufflepuff Wallflower
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*3。5 stars
Humaira （semi-hiatus） ♡
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OMGGG！！！ Another amazing read。 I absolutely love this book and ugghh， I know this is a good thing buttt now I have to add another book to my fav lists， which makes it harder to only pick one 😂RTC
Mathia Lim
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"Chin up。 They lose their power when you stop giving it to them。"4⭐I really wanted to try reading thid book because I enjoy watching Kaylynn's live on tiktok and because she answers my questions and she's sooo nice！ I stan authors like her。Shielded was not a book that I expected to have a really different feel despite it being so trope-ish。 In fact， I imagined that if this would've been a netflix series or movie， I'd definitely enjoy this more。I've had minor issues with the pacing because someti "Chin up。 They lose their power when you stop giving it to them。"4⭐I really wanted to try reading thid book because I enjoy watching Kaylynn's live on tiktok and because she answers my questions and she's sooo nice！ I stan authors like her。Shielded was not a book that I expected to have a really different feel despite it being so trope-ish。 In fact， I imagined that if this would've been a netflix series or movie， I'd definitely enjoy this more。I've had minor issues with the pacing because sometimes things picked up slowly and then at one point it passes by real fast。Jenna is a likeable main character。 She has this bond with Ren that I adored and she tries really hard to prove herself when it comes to fighting。 She also reacts to things according to logic most of the times which I appreciated even if I found her relationship with Enzo to be in the side of instatrust。Another thing I did enjoy about this world was how the magic system was focused on mages。 And not just regular court mages， but rather mages that shaped the continent and history of the land before and how they are not all that powerful if not for their artifacts。 I liked that Jenna and Ren don't have unlimited mana they can spare to perform high level spells considering that they weren't given much chance to learn how to control their powers。Though I would have liked it if this book did come with a map。 The descriptions about the kingdoms were easy to follow but I would've liked even a simple map for extra reference。 Also， the plot twists were decent。 Predictable but good enough for a YA book and a debut novel。This book reminded me of Mary E。 Pearson's The Remnant Chronicles and Jenna had this image to me as a subtle female counterpart of a witcher。 It definitely could improve on most aspects which is why I'm looking eager for book 2。 But I don't care。 This is one of the books you know has flaws but love it anyway。 。。。more
Alexa Barnes
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this book got me hooked！！！！ i had a reading slump before reading this and now i don't if it's gone but this totally helped me get out of it。 KayLynn Flanders did a great job making you care and feel attached to the characters even though you just met them。 i love how the female main character is badass and doesn't need a man to fight for her but KayLynn still gave us a lovable love interest and doesn't try to treat the main character as "fragile" or someone who needs his help。 and the way this b this book got me hooked！！！！ i had a reading slump before reading this and now i don't if it's gone but this totally helped me get out of it。 KayLynn Flanders did a great job making you care and feel attached to the characters even though you just met them。 i love how the female main character is badass and doesn't need a man to fight for her but KayLynn still gave us a lovable love interest and doesn't try to treat the main character as "fragile" or someone who needs his help。 and the way this book made me have trust issues while reading it is insane。 i will now be impatiently waiting for the sequel that will come out in july。 enzo and jenna endgame pls 。。。more
Luciana Obando
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It was good can't wait for the next one It was good can't wait for the next one 。。。more
Richa Shah
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I love this book with my whole heart <3
Hang Nguyen
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was alright for me。 I was so excited for it and sadly it didn’t exceed my expectations。The writing style is not really my vibe。 But I also like it at the same time， because it’s refreshing。 It’s easy to read- which is nice。 Except whenever actions or scenery is describe I find I can’t imagine them in my head， so I felt quite disconnected。Although I love Jenna！ Her mind works in wonders。 She’s so smart！！ And I really like the character being introduced as well。Although I was quite confu This book was alright for me。 I was so excited for it and sadly it didn’t exceed my expectations。The writing style is not really my vibe。 But I also like it at the same time， because it’s refreshing。 It’s easy to read- which is nice。 Except whenever actions or scenery is describe I find I can’t imagine them in my head， so I felt quite disconnected。Although I love Jenna！ Her mind works in wonders。 She’s so smart！！ And I really like the character being introduced as well。Although I was quite confused at part， I think this was also due to the writing style。 The story was quite okay at first。 But it started getting better。 Although the ending， I’m not so sure about it。 The suddenness of Jenna and Enzo’s relationship is quite unreal。 Like the pacing was too fast for me。 I was so invested but I wanted them to get to better know each other。Anyway， overall I like the concept except it sadly wasn’t execute well。 The writing style made me disconnected with the story from time to time。 But there were two days I just read through 300 pages。 So it is still good。 。。。more
Emma
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4 stars。First off， let’s all take a moment to appreciate this cover。 It’s so beautiful I swear I could cry。Second， I am happy to report that the contents of Shielded is on-par with its exterior。 Finally。This book was a whole lot of fun。 It’s got just about everything I love in a good fantasy: found family， witty banter， likable characters， some mind-blowing fight scenes。 This story sucked me in and wouldn’t let go。 I especially love the main character， Jenna。 At the beginning， she seems like a m 4 stars。First off， let’s all take a moment to appreciate this cover。 It’s so beautiful I swear I could cry。Second， I am happy to report that the contents of Shielded is on-par with its exterior。 Finally。This book was a whole lot of fun。 It’s got just about everything I love in a good fantasy: found family， witty banter， likable characters， some mind-blowing fight scenes。 This story sucked me in and wouldn’t let go。 I especially love the main character， Jenna。 At the beginning， she seems like a mary-sue protagonist。 However， as the story moved along， I came to appreciate Jenna’s character。 She is level-headed， doesn’t have a crazy tragic backstory， and listens to the people around her。 For example， although her father is very strict， Jenna still loves him and respects him because she understands her father only wants to keep her safe。 How many YA female protagonists would act like that？（view spoiler）[Also: Ren is one of the most swoon-worthy characters I’ve read about in a while。 I just wanted everyone to know。 （hide spoiler）]As for the plot， there is nothing special。 Neighboring kingdoms on the verge of war with some ancient magic stirring tensions and a third party looking out for their own best interests。 Sometimes the pacing was a bit weird， particularly in the first half of the book。The romance is too generic to be my cup of tea， so I’m glad it takes place in the background。 However， I am very interested to the other couple hinted in this novel。 And yeah， that’s about it！！ Give this book a try！ 。。。more
abbie
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2。5
Hayley
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I really enjoyed this book。 The writing flowed， and the main character showed her strength and wisdom to make difficult choices for the good of her kingdom when faced with loss and struggle。
Sally Britton
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I recently met KayLynn Flanders at a writer's conference， and I was THRILLED when I recognized her name from this gorgeous book。 I bought a copy at the conference and had her sign it to my oldest daughter。 I already had a hardcopy waiting for me at home， and the ebook。 Because I knew， just from reading the summary， I would love it。Meeting the author pushed me to finally start reading - and I read on the plane home from conference， and I read the next day， until I got to the end。 It's a REALLY gr I recently met KayLynn Flanders at a writer's conference， and I was THRILLED when I recognized her name from this gorgeous book。 I bought a copy at the conference and had her sign it to my oldest daughter。 I already had a hardcopy waiting for me at home， and the ebook。 Because I knew， just from reading the summary， I would love it。Meeting the author pushed me to finally start reading - and I read on the plane home from conference， and I read the next day， until I got to the end。 It's a REALLY great book， with a strong heroine your daughters （and， let's be honest， any woman reading it） will love。I love YA Fantasy。 I'm excited to share this with my 12 year old。SHIELDED is a great book！ 。。。more
Wonkyjaw
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A fairly predictable story， but fun none the less。 The writing style is clear and genuinely good。
Rebecca
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Honestly only put this as read to keep a note of DNFs but fucking hell didn’t even get to page ten。 First person writing style I don’t particularly like A white spot in your hair means dangerous？ Wtf with that shit Not interested to continue a fairyloot fail for me which is a shame but can’t like them all
Read Stories
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Have you ever read a book where the protagonist is trying to figure out what's going on， and the author shoves the answer in the readers' faces as well as the protagonist themselves？ And then proceeds to literally write that the protagonist still has no idea why？ And then the protagonist finally realizes the answer after several chapters in a supposedly surprising， ingenious "Aha！" moment？ Yeah， this is one of those kinds of books。Not only does it make for frustrating reading for the readers， it Have you ever read a book where the protagonist is trying to figure out what's going on， and the author shoves the answer in the readers' faces as well as the protagonist themselves？ And then proceeds to literally write that the protagonist still has no idea why？ And then the protagonist finally realizes the answer after several chapters in a supposedly surprising， ingenious "Aha！" moment？ Yeah， this is one of those kinds of books。Not only does it make for frustrating reading for the readers， it also comes across as juvenile。 The author seriously underestimates young adults。 This writing style may be okay for some 8-year-olds but clearly not high schoolers， alright？ And such writing only makes the protagonist seem。。。not that bright。 ------------------notes while reading:1/4 of the book:can't believe our protagonist， princess Jennasara from Halendi， doesn't know the mages banished to the north are the ones attacking them right now。 It doesn't take a genius to figure it out？ Who else would be there in those barren lands？ She knows their north is under attack and knows only banished people are in the north （the Ice Deserts） and she's shocked when she's told they are the ones attacking。 I'm like "？？？"And she doesn't know that her country's purpose is to protect the southern native country of Turia who were there first。 （Since her ancestors brought magic onto the Plateau to be banished up north， her country of people who came overseas have the job to protect the rest of the Plateau = continent from the magic they brought）。 And yet， she has studied the history of the lands since childhood。 How can she miss such a crucial aspect of her country's history？ Mind boggling。 The writing is too juvenile。2/3 into the book:I like her main love interest， Enzo， but their cute romance is absolutely ruined by 2 things:1。 She liked Cris from the first chapter， and it seemed that he also likes her。 They seem to have grown up together， with Cris being her brother's best friend， and Cris has been her sparring partner for years。 How can she fall in love with Enzo on first meeting？？？？2。 Their cutesy romance is constantly interrupting the storytelling。 I'm finally getting the chance to read about the mysteries of this world being answered （like the evil mages' history， for example） and it's constantly being interrupted with "his eyes fell on my lips" and "my heart is fluttering" and I'm just like "can't you just stop interrupting the story please？！"And the most annoying thing: it's super important to figure out how to defeat the great old mages because they slaughter entire armies and infiltrate castles like they're invisible。 So shouldn't they be a top priority？ So our protagonist goes and looks up about these mages in Turia's big library with lots of magic books to see what useful information there is to defeat them。 Everyone else doesn't know about mages still existing。 But instead of asking the steward librarian who has read everything on magic， she goes and reads that huge collection all by herself。 Her reasoning is that she doesn't know who to trust。 LOLLLLL， if the info you want to find is so secretive， then the dude who's read it already knows all about it so secret information shouldn't be the issue。 You just need to change the way you ask for the information。 I mean， he already knows you're reading up on magic and recommending you which books to read as well。 ARGHHH。And she forgets the whole thing about the hidden magic mage's library and the key as well as secret location， even though she herself brings it up several times。 Ask the librarian about the info on the mage's library， its key， or its location！ And she and Enzo has to read the books on magic in their SPARE TIME！！！ They have to put other priorities first， like being a guard， or attending balls。 While mages are trying to take over the world。 You've got to be kidding me。 If you're not going to ask the librarian steward for help， then spend every second of your life reading those books instead of dancing！It's so frustrating reading this book。 And reading every other paragraph about how Enzo gazes at her or how their shoulders accidentally touch and makes her heartbeat accelerate definitely does not help。And why does Turia have the biggest collection of books on magic， while Halendi the country that protects the rest of the Plateau from magic evil mages have only half a bookshelf on magic？ And how can royalty of Halendi not know so much about the history of the land and magic if they are going to be the protectors of the land？ This story just has too many issues。 Hopefully， they will make more sense later on in the series， but I don't have high hopes for that。Aside from that， Enzo is a great male lead， who saves those who robs him （our protagonist） and thinks of the people first。 So it kind of sucks that the storytelling isn't so great in this one。 Most of the writing is mediocre and it brings nothing new to this genre。 What makes it typical？ Here's a list:- Jenna's mother died when she was young- Jenna's the special one who holds the opportunity to destroy the evil forces- Her super skilled mentor dies in front of her / protecting her / because of her- A good portion of the book is spent on her running away and surviving in the wild by herself- She almost dies and gets rescued by a peasant family （this one's seen too many times LOL）- the new character we're introduced to as a normal dude and she falls for after the 1st meeting is secretly a prince This story had a lot of potential， so the issues with this book make it disappointing to read。What I liked about it is how she's close with her brother。 Most books of this genre don't do a good job in showing close sibling bonds well。 。。。more
Rini
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CuteSuper cute。 I am definitely not the target audience but I would have been obsessed with it as a teen。 I liked the world， the magic， the characters。 Overlook some of the cheesiness and just enjoy it。I will say it was a bit odd to meet the love interest and not get a lot of interaction and then later all of a sudden Jenna was goo goo over him but at the same time， she’s a teen and this is for teens so I can roll with it。 I appreciated the balance Jenna had as a strong magical Princess that was CuteSuper cute。 I am definitely not the target audience but I would have been obsessed with it as a teen。 I liked the world， the magic， the characters。 Overlook some of the cheesiness and just enjoy it。I will say it was a bit odd to meet the love interest and not get a lot of interaction and then later all of a sudden Jenna was goo goo over him but at the same time， she’s a teen and this is for teens so I can roll with it。 I appreciated the balance Jenna had as a strong magical Princess that wasn’t too powerful， wasn’t too skilled， and didn’t come off as annoying。 She felt genuinely strong personality wise and likable。 Only thing I didn’t like was all the traveling。 Being lost in the wild was soooooloonnggggg I was already done with traveling by the time we got there。 I’m planning on buying this and I know I’m jumping the gun but I definitely would like to share this with my daughter when she’s old enough。 Which is a rare find。 Untethered is too far away！！ 。。。more
Florence
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LOVE IT ！！！！ CAn't wait for unthetered。 The male love interest is just lovely。 Some of my all time favourite tropes！ LOVE IT ！！！！ CAn't wait for unthetered。 The male love interest is just lovely。 Some of my all time favourite tropes！ 。。。more
Jordan
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As a debut novel its great。 But there are some things that could be better。 The world building could of been a bit better and I do wish that there was a map but that’s probably me。 I can say that I do love the short chapters and the little chapters in some of the chapters。 Even though it did take a while for the action to really start it was really well written and was really good though。 In the relationships aspected it was a lot better than I expected for a first time author。 I did like how sh As a debut novel its great。 But there are some things that could be better。 The world building could of been a bit better and I do wish that there was a map but that’s probably me。 I can say that I do love the short chapters and the little chapters in some of the chapters。 Even though it did take a while for the action to really start it was really well written and was really good though。 In the relationships aspected it was a lot better than I expected for a first time author。 I did like how she was 16 because you don’t really know ages a character sometimes it’s nice to see and be able to connect with a character in the way of age。 The romance relationship I thought had some good building too as well it was quite a shock when you first meet them even though it was really good。 And the magic system could’ve been better in my opinion。 It wasn’t terrible but wasn’t great or fantastic。 I do like how that main female character was describe as strong， independent， badass and overall a very good strong female character for teenagers to look up to。 It’s definitely anywhere between middle school and YA。 Though there is some blood also the plot has some good plot points the character and other elements as well and the written was great too and it does leaves off on a quick cliffhanger。 。。。more
Ashley Montano-Ott
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I loved this book！ Kaylynn did a wonderful job painting vivid pictures。 It was fast paced but worth the adventure。 The main characters were wonderfully built。 I am excited for the next book to be released in July！
Gabriella
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This book has had a really slow start and had a confusing world， but I did think that was entertaining。 I found that many of the characters annoyed me and I was wanting something more from the story。
Anne-marie
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This was such a delightful read！ I enjoyed the book so much。 The characters， the world building， the adventure， the romance， everything was lovely！ Loved it。
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