Week 37 Review: Fall of Ruin and Wrath

From Goodreads:

SHE LIVES BY HER INTUITION. HE FEEDS ON HER PLEASURE.

Long ago, the world was destroyed by gods. Only nine cities were spared. Separated by vast wilderness teeming with monsters and unimaginable dangers, each city is now ruled by a guardian―royalty who feed on mortal pleasure.

Born with an intuition that never fails, Calista knows her talents are of great value to the power-hungry of the world, so she lives hidden as a courtesan of the Baron of Archwood. In exchange for his protection, she grants him information.

When her intuition leads her to save a traveling prince in dire trouble, the voice inside her blazes with warning―and promise. Today he'll bring her joy. One day he'll be her doom.

When the Baron takes an interest in the traveling prince and the prince takes an interest in Calista, she becomes the prince's temporary companion. But the city simmers with rebellion, and with knights and monsters at her city gates and a hungry prince in her bed, intuition may not be enough to keep her safe.

Calista must follow her intuition to safety or follow her heart to her downfall.

My Review:
Oh man, I had a blast reading this book! I love her writing, and I was excited to read this new fantasy world! Getting to know Calista and Thorne was so great! Seeing how they fit into the world, the roles they play, I couldn't get enough! 

This book quickly gets into the fray, after the prologue. That she comes upon him such a state, doesn't even know who he is, but that she can't leave him like that, yeah, those first few chapters were intense! But oh, the chemistry between them was immediate! 

One thing that confused me was the timeline. There would be a comment, and it confused me whether or not weeks had passed, or just a day or something. So that was a bit weird. So that was a bit off for me, but I enjoyed everything else! 

There was so much set up in this book, the politics and the relationship between the two of them, and some of the stakes. I'm so excited to see where things are going to go from here, because that was kinda cliff hanger ending! 

This was a really fantastic read, and I can't wait for more! 

Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout 
Series: Awakening #1
Read: September 12th, 2023
Source: Bought 
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded really great, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Bramble 
Published: September 12th 2023

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars