Tear Down The Throne by Jennifer Estep

This was a little more romance than I expected.   Gemma and Leo are stuck circling their internal wagons.  Morta and Andvari are still mortal rivals.  Treachery continues to abound.   An annual summit for trade provides the setting for the tale.

Being of advanced age and occasional user of the f-word, I was still not thrilled to see it used in the book, at least three different times.  It doesn’t seem necessary and despite widespread use, still grated on me. 

Gemma’s continuous denial of affection and caustic introspection became tiresome and seemed more like just adding to the word count. 

I enjoyed the addition of the baby strix and how Grimley reacted.

The book was entertaining despite my normal reserve about romantic novels.

 

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