Their voices were distinct enough, though I appreciated the chapter headings indicating who was speaking. The chapters alternate between Zivah and Dineas's narrative focus and that switching combined with fairly short chapters and a slow-burn plot kept me engaged. Had the book not been so long, giving me enough time to really get to know them better and become invested in their stories, I probably wouldn't have enjoyed it as much.īut, the book is long, and so we got to spend a lot of time together. Sure, there was emotion, but it felt dull and muted like it was underwater. There was this distance with the characters that made their narrative voices feel muffled and monotone. Which is why I hadn't even bothered considering Rosemarked.Īnd, to be honest, it was all smooth sailing. I figured the short story was a fluke and I pretty much wrote off anything else she wrote. It felt like it was written by a completely different author. I adored her short story Poison Dance, and I was so excited to read the series it was setting up, but when it came to the actual novel I couldn't even finish it. The thing is, while the plot sounds right up my alley (fantasy, conspiracy, hate-turned-love romance, war, spies, etc.), Livia Blackburne's books and I have a love-hate relationship. I really wasn't planning on reading this book either, but this is twice now that Disney has sent me a book I didn't plan on reading and I ended up enjoying it a whole lot. Book Review: Lady of the English by Elizabeth Chad.Book Review: Rosemarked by Livia Blackburne.
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