Monday, February 17, 2025

The Ippos King review


 Book: The Ippos King

Author: Grace Draven

Pages: 374

Date(s) Read: January 12th, 2025 to February 17th, 2025.

Date Published: October 6th, 2020

Rating: 4/5

Genre:  Fantasy

Characters: 5/5

Writing style: 5/5

Story: 5/5

Ending:  5/5

Cover: 3/5

Format: Soft Cover

Date Bought: May 18th, 2023

Book Cost: 14.99



Favorite Quotes:

“We live for those we love. We Die for those we love”.

“She had made him laugh, made him lust, and most of all made him forget the nightmares that plagued his sleep”.

Review:

The Ippos King is the third book in consummate fantasy author Grace Draven's Wraith Kings series. In this book we see Serovek and Anhuset team up to take Megiddos body back to his fellow monks. During the trip they are attacked and betrayed while also falling in love.

 

This book was well-written and fast-paced, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. That being said it is a very dense book, a lot of things happen and the book takes its time getting to them. There are some times when I feel I had to slog through the book a bit. Despite its minor shortcomings overall this was a fantastic addition to the series.

 

I love Anhuset and Serovek as characters and as a couple. Serovek is charming, flirtatious, and brave, while Anhuset is a fierce femme fatale. Anhuset's pride and confidence waver during Serovek's flirty banter. It was fun seeing such a tough character soften and grow throughout the book. Her feelings for Serovek make her relatable.

 

While I genuinely enjoy most romantasy I read I find they can be lacking in depth and maturity. Grace Draven's writing is such a breath of fresh air. It's a nice change and I wish there were more books with relationships like the ones she writes. The romance she writes is at times more developed, mature, and deeper than what I typically read. If you're looking for impassioned romantasy then I recommend Grace Dravens work.

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