Book: Smoke and Scar
Author: Gretchen
Powell Fox
Pages: 404
Date(s)
Read: May 7th, 2026 to June 23rd, 2026
Date
Published: March 10th, 2025
Rating: 4/5
Genre: Fantasy, Fae
Characters: 4/5
Writing style: 4/5
Story: 4/5
Ending: 4/5
Cover: 5/5
Format: Hard Cover (aurora crate edition)
Date Bought: July 2025
Book Cost: $40.00
Review:
Smoke and
Scar is an epic fantasy adventure that is exciting for even long term romantasy
fans.
25 years
ago Elyria Lightbreaker lost the love of her life to the Arcane Crucible. Now
his sister enters. In order to stop and protect his sister Kit from ending up
like her lost love she enters this time around where she meets a motley
assortment of champions, including a human named Cedric Thorne who stirs her
feelings and heart for the first time in over two decades. Can they get through
the trials of the crucible together or will their differences tear them apart?
This was a
lot of fun and I absolutely loved Elyria. She's a fresh female character and
shadow daddy. I loved her interactions with Kit. She's tough, with true inner
darkness and turmoil but shes also loving and supportive. There was a lot of
chemistry between her and Cedric but I didn't care for him as a character much.
Hes impulsive and quick to anger. I felt she could do better.
That being
said, the romance is a wonderful slow burn. This is the perfect romance speed.
I also enjoyed the found family. All of the characters are equally compelling
and interesting. I could read whole books about the others.
If you're
looking for a romantasy thats heavy on the fantasy than this is a book worth
reading.
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