The knight of the trove
Genre- Romantasy
Rating- 4 Stars
Release Date- 8th October

This Romantasy book was actually sooo good. I was a bit sceptical because it's more of a cute Romantasy book if that makes sense, the romance side of it anyway. I normally read dark Romantasy with morally grey mmc but decided to switch it up a little and I'm glad I did!

The mmc is a monk and a walking green flag, the fmc is a badass princess that doesn't want to be rescued from the dragon and is also a knight to the trove.

It definitely had me gripped from the very beginning, that first line!?
' I was sacrificed in the usual way: bound to a pole and left for a dragon I was told would eat me alive'

This had me giggling so bad, there is banter with the dragons and between the main characters.
I loved the dragon(ady) so much. I was mind blown towards the end! Amazing plot twist, had me gasping. Was such an incredible story.

This is a slow burn BUT it was so worth it. This has spice BTW (Only one scene but it was chef's kiss, loved it) So don't go into this thinking you are going to get a lot of spice.

"The sight of blood doesn't bother me. The sight of your blood spilled by that monster bothers me"

Tropes-
Banter
Dragons
Slow burn
Forbidden romance
Strong FMC
One bed
She Teaches him

I received an arc copy of this book and it has to be my favourite arc read so far. I wish Goodreads allowed half stars because I would have rated this 4.5 stars. I almost rated it 5 stars but knocked off half a point because I wanted more, I could have easily read another 50-100 pages of the lead up to the battle. Ok now that I have the one critique out of the way I'm going to talk about what I love. Holly Rose writes very beautifully, the words flow which makes the story flow. For a fantasy book it's very fast paced. The world building is not too heavy, I would even recommend this book to someone who doesn't usually read fantasy because I feel like it's a great book to introduce you into that world. The slow burn romance was perfectly executed and the FMC and MMC were perfectly suited. I enjoyed this book so much, I don't really like to give spoilers in my reviews but the sassy dragon gave this book something extra. The book was nicely wrapped up, only one little cliffhanger but that is the lead into the second book in the series. I cannot wait for book two.

Thank you Netgalley and Victory editing for the Arc in exchange for an honest review.

This was a fun romantasy book! It gave me Camelot meets Laura Croft or Indiana Jones vibes. There was knights and dragons and a quest that felt very Holy Grail and the FMC being a badass mystery solver and fighter.

The MMC really was a hot cinnamon roll but it was cute dynamics as him being a non violent Monk and her being a Knight of the Dragons Trove. I will say I was suprised at how often she got hurt for someone who spent their life fighting and besting Princes and Lords who came to try and take her from the Trove. I wanted her to beat Lord Asher more than anything and was suprised she failed twice against him with all her experience.

There was some crazy cool battling in some caves the end battle at the end as well. I love me some good old fashioned murdering of fhe bad guys.

This is a solid 4.5 for me only because some more editing could have been done near the end. Example: One line said "Galter turned to quietly confer quietly." More little rushed mis wording at the end could be looked at but other than that it's a solidly written novel! I also appreciated it was shorter than those oversaturated 500 page High Fantasy filled with too much exposition. This was the perfect length executed with a great mix of plot, character growth, romance and a little spice.

Thanks again Netgalley and to Holly Rose for a great book.

I loved this book! The chemistry between the FMC and the MMC was electric, the action was incredible, the world-building was the perfect amount without being info-dumpy, and the pacing of the book mad me read this in one sitting! Highly recommend and I can't wait for more from Holly Rose!

Thank you netgalley for the arc.
I suggest this book to ones who loves a good romance either the right chemistry, battle and dragonssss!

A very good star for Holly Rose, I’ll read the others books of the series for sure

Thank you to NetGalley, Holly Rose, and the publisher for allowing me access to the e-Arc.

4.25 stars

I had a lot of fun with this book. If you love a journey story with some romance and dragons then you might just love this story. I would have given it a higher rating but the writing felt at times like it was written for a slightly younger audience. This story is definitely an adult story with mature themes. I would still likely recommend it!

I received this book as an ARC.

I enjoyed this story and the unique take on a dragon “rescue.”
I found the characters interesting and the lengths they would go to help each other heartwarming. I feel like the FMC and MMC were well-matched and I liked that they both saved each other at various times through the book.

While I enjoy multi-book stories, I love that this was able to be covered in one book so that it wasn’t overly drawn out.

I know there will be a second book being released in 2025 that focuses on another character and I will definitely be giving it a read!

I was engaged with what was going on in this world and thought it worked overall as a way to introduce us to the world and characters. It was a strong start to the Knights of Mellora series and was enjoying that the princess didn’t want to be rescued. I thought everything worked well overall in the fantasy genre and as a romance novel. It worked well overall as a slow burn and it was a great forbidden love that was realistic in the world. I enjoyed how well Holly Rose wrote this and left me wanting to read more in this series.

Holly Rose has created the perfect blend of intriguing world-building, nail-biting action, and smoldering forbidden romance in this adult romantasy set in the kingdom of Mellora! Cutthroat, ferocious, and snarky, Nesrin is the perfect equal to Kas, her humble cinnamon roll love interest who can be best described as a “green flag”. As a high fantasy, readers will be transported to a lush world filled with dragons, manticores, and magical artifacts, and thrown into realm-altering wars where the stakes are more than just life and death.

THE KNIGHT OF THE TROVE is the perfect opening to the series! I can’t wait to read more!