And the two of them exploring fantasy and kink together was great. Nyfain showing his softer side and being ready and willing to submit to and support her authority was endearing. Finely continues to be a super badass heroine who is clearly going to save the day and I’m completely here for it. I liked this even more than the first one. In order to save them, though, I might not have a choice. That I should barter with the demon king to escape this place.īut can I give myself to the creature responsible for torturing the people I love? It’s only a matter of time before they call in the demon king. Nyfain, the golden dragon prince, tried to set me free. The only thing protecting me from the demons…is the beast. The question is just what the journey there will look like.Īll in all, I’m looking forward to book two. No, Finley is going to save the day and she is going to do it as a woman. She’s butch, yes, but she’s not the dreaded ‘man with tits’ we see some authors sculpt when the only way they can think to make a female character strong is to write her as a man, even as they describe them as a woman. And I’d make him my damsel.”Īnd Breene manages to make Finley the hero(ine) without emasculating Nyfain or stripping Finley of any feminine traits. I mean the last sentences kind of make the point excellently: “If he wanted to play hero, I would. Nyfain is physically bigger and stronger, true, but Finley is the hero of this book, hands down. What I like most though is the way Breene is playing with gender tropes. So, if that’s your cupcake, you’ll be happy with this book. There is quite a lot of sexual tension and ‘almosts’ though. The steam factor isn’t all that high in this first book, though it’s my understanding that it picks up in book two. Her humor worked a lot better when it had a foil, someone to bounce off and return. However, once Finely and Nyfain met things took a turn for the better. I thought a lot of the humor in the first half-before the main characters had much of a relationship-fell flat and the whole thing felt a little silly. I enjoyed this quite a lot, though the second half significantly more than the first. I can save the whole forgotten kingdom, locked away by the demon king’s power.īut it would mean taming the monster beneath his skin.

Seeks to use me.Īpparently, I can save him.

Forces me back to the castle as his prisoner.

When he catches me trespassing in the forbidden wood, he doesn’t punish me with death, as he’s entitled. The only one keeping this kingdom alive is Nyfain, the golden prince to a stolen throne. Stuck here by a deal between the late king and a demon who seeks our destruction. The creature that stalks the forbidden wood. Breene‘s A Ruin of Roses, A Throne of Ruin, A Kingdom of Ruin and A Queen of Ruin.

A Throne of Ruin by K.F. Breene