Member Reviews
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!