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Reluctant Concubine Epic Fantasy Romance Hardstorm Saga Book 1 eBook Dana Marton

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Reluctant Concubine Epic Fantasy Romance Hardstorm Saga Book 1 eBook Dana Marton

Yeah this was an ok book. It was very hard to get into because she is sold as a slave and I kept waiting for her to get raped like so many of the other slave women did. So I kind of read while cringing on the side just waiting for it (never happened, but I didn't need to have it happen to the other characters either). Yes the man she winds up with is very nice, but his character is never really fleshed out well, so when the depth of his attraction comes out I am kind of like "ok so that happened somewhere". Until that point I would have been fine if she had found another man for her HEA. But at the end of the story I was happy with it. I doubt it will be a re-read for me, and I won't move on to any other books that come along in this series. If you buy it I think you won't hate it, but it won't be your favorite.


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Reluctant Concubine Epic Fantasy Romance Hardstorm Saga Book 1 eBook Dana Marton Reviews

I purchased this book because I was looking for a romance. Despite the deceptive title, this is NOT a romance. This is a rather mundane fantasy, with only a token romance thrown in at the end. Dana Marton is a pretty good writer (I'd read some of her other books, and that's why I bought this) but since this wasn't what I was looking, I was disappointed and even bored. Even the love scenes were a yawn.

This reminded me of another book I read a few years back, about a healer who was given to a warrior as a warprize by her unloving father. It was also a lackluster fantasy with a misleading title which tricked the reader into believing s/he was getting a hot, steamy romance. I felt like this book was just another rip-off in the same vein, and I couldn't help wondering if the author had also read that book and thought she could make it better by throwing in a few worn-out fantasy tropes, such as a prophesized savior and a few stereotypical mystic guardians. Unfortunately, the lack of originality didn't make this tale any better than the other one.

If you're looking for romance, keep looking. If you're looking for fantasy, there are better fantasy novels out there. Dana Marton should stick with what she does best, and this isn't it. Won't be purchasing the other books in this series, myself, but if you have nothing better to do, it's not the worst book ever written.
I thought this was some kind of penny romance but was pleasantly surprised to find a complex world infused with vastly different cultures and histories, and a heroine that's resourceful with fears and hopes that are relatable to the reader. There's alot of different people groups but from what I can tell, this world is composed of islands in the middle of an ocean and each island is isolated from the other due to hard storms that make ocean travel dangerous. Tera lives on the island of Dharu and her people, the Shahala, are peaceful, monogamous healers. However, due to poverty and a wretched father, Tera is sold into slavery to the Kadar. The Kadar are warriors ruled by warlords, and the warlords are united under their High Lord. Each warlord has multiple concubines. Slaves can be groomed into concubines if they find favor with the Warlord or remain slaves. As one would expect, the concubines are full of drama, and the meanest, prettiest, and smartest concubine rules the roost. As a healer, Tera has a unique status and earns the friendship of some slaves while rousing the ire of the head concubine. Eventually she is given as a gift to the High Lord, and in his household she learns about the threats of war from the Khergi hordes, the truth about her mother, the secrets of the Dharu island, and the kind of destiny fate has in store for her.

Tera has a lot of conflicting priorities she wants to survive and escape, she also wants to find out what happened to her mother, a gifted healer who willingly came to the Kadar years ago to heal the former High Lord before dying mysteriously, and she wants to heal just like her mother did. Sometimes Tera seems weak or naive, like when she gets tricked/betrayed into slavery, sometimes she seems resourceful like when she uses the beetles to stitch herself up, and sometimes she's a little over-compassionate with her compulsion to heal anyone and everyone. While I like the complexity of her character, sometimes it gets confusing and sometimes I lose interest because the author is doing a lot of telling and no showing.

Overall, a book I'd probably reread over and over again because I liked the character development and discovery. The world-building seemed overly complex but it was also interesting. I was pretty impressed with the myriad of people and cultures and beliefs but it was so overwhelming the Shahala healers, the Kadar warriors, the Selorm tiger lords, the Khergi hordes, the evil Emperor, the First People, the wise and forgotten Seela, the kingdom of Orh, etc. There were some unanswered questions/unclear motives/confusing plot lines but still entertaining.
The title is a bit misleading, causing the reader to expect a romance with fantasy undertones. In fact, it is a fantasy with a romantic subplot. With the romantic tension resolved by the end of the book the only reason to continue to the sequel is to follow the main plotline saving the kingdom.

Writing Good. I didn't stumble over sentence structure or grammar errors. (there were a few typos but nothing that kept me from reading). The writing didn't grip me but it wasn't appalling. I thought the author did a good job of creating two different, well rounded cultures. The character development was well done, especially the relationship between the two main characters. Overall, very solid.

Language No profanity

Sex I could have done without the the descriptions of rape but maybe others won't mind. The author didn't dwell on it overlong but it was still uncomfortable for me. There is a a mildly described consensual sex later in the story as well. It's not graphic but I prefer to leave some things unsaid. I wouldn't find it appropriate for my teenage daughter.

Violence Yes, there is violence but I wouldn't call it graphic. The author focuses more on healing than killing and doesn't linger over disturbing images.
Yeah this was an ok book. It was very hard to get into because she is sold as a slave and I kept waiting for her to get raped like so many of the other slave women did. So I kind of read while cringing on the side just waiting for it (never happened, but I didn't need to have it happen to the other characters either). Yes the man she winds up with is very nice, but his character is never really fleshed out well, so when the depth of his attraction comes out I am kind of like "ok so that happened somewhere". Until that point I would have been fine if she had found another man for her HEA. But at the end of the story I was happy with it. I doubt it will be a re-read for me, and I won't move on to any other books that come along in this series. If you buy it I think you won't hate it, but it won't be your favorite.