Get It Now Fates Star (Chronicles Of The Warlands, #0.5) Authored By Elizabeth Vaughan Presented As Digital Format
first book by Elizabeth Vaughan, it won't be the last,
The book has a lot of worldbuilding and colorful characters, but no big surprises, It is more about two very different people learning to trust and care for one another,
A nice introduction to Chronicles of the Warlands, I'm sure to read the series, This prequel to the fabulous Warprize takes the reader back five years and in the process offers readers both insights and a sweet romance.
Featuring Warna a very human heroine who finds himself alone and Verice an Elven Baron who for whatever reason cannot resist protecting the innocent.
We are thrown into a taste of life as war steadily encroaches with moments that made this reader startle as I realised just how everything fit into what for these characters is still to come.
In all conscience I cannot give too much away because I honestly have absolutely no desire to ruin this for others, I can say that at times Warna and her tenacity reminded me of Xylara but there the similarities end, Warna is a young woman who knows what she wants but I liked that she's unafraid to seek advice,
Verice was a surprise, A male dragged down by grief and the guilt that only a survivor can understand and yet he locks his feelings away to sally forth and protect his people.
We get a glimpse at the Elven court and the arrogance that lies within it but Verice whilst not perfect or particularly alpha to my mind felt a worthy hero.
If new to this authors work then definitely start here although I don't think this has quite as much impact as some previous books it nevertheless tells a wonderful story and introduces characters and a world that truly is magical.
This voluntary take is of an advance copy and my thoughts and comments are honest and I believe fair I have never any of these in order so it is fitting that the last bok is the first book, but to be fair, this one was just published
Verice is an Elf living in human lands and he has been a baron there for quite some time.
He is honorable, takes care of those who live on his lands and kind, But oh man, or oh elf, when he sees Warna it does seem like he forgets he has a brain,
Warna is fleeing war and comes to Tassinic, And what can I say, he just carries her away, Not for any nefarious reasons, now he is all, pretty voice, must protect! Men! Elves! Of course she is all what do you want! I mean who wouldn't be.
But Like I said, he is honorable and kind, So obviously these two fall in lust and love, And she is so capable so she saves his barony too,
There is another couple mentioned too, that just felt weird, I thanks to someone worked out that they will star in a new series, but at this moment it mostly felt like I had missed a book in this series.
Hush hush, I will say nothing more about them,
Not that much happens in a way, There is no war or fighting, Considering there is a war going on, It is more a book about these two falling in love and him learning to see past something that happened, A sweet book.
I found it difficult to get through, This is one of the most original and fantastic series I have ever read!,
Prequel to "Warprize" and "Destiny Star", Tells the story of Verice , elven Baron of Tassinic, and Warna , a human refugee from the war of the Usurper,
It's a very quick read, Without major surprises , in an ambient of grief and remembered betrayals,
Warna is a warm and strong woman, Though not a warrior , she is able to stand for her rights and freedom, and stubborn enough to help to heal old wounds.
Verice, is the classical gentleman, proud warrior but compassionate,
A very important part of this book is that we know about the history behind the Heart of the Plains, and where the prophecies originated in the following books.
A lovely book, The story of Fate's Star precede Warprize Chronicles of the Warlandsby about five years and set the stage for later events in the series.
Warna of Farentell is the daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been brought up for a hopefully noble marriage, Warna possesses all the household management skills for running an aristocratic household, But war and invasion leave her without any immediate family and on the run with other survivors, After some time in hiding, Warna is rescued by an Elvish baron, Verice, of a human barony, Tassinic, He offers her shelter and a place in his household until she can reach extended family in another region and join them, Verice is no stranger to grief and survivors guilt, Betrayed by those he trusted in his own keep a year previously, Verice has built emotional barriers as high as the Keep that he closed after the betrayal.
He turned all his energies to protecting his people, both human and elves, Bit by bit, Warna wins over his people and the Baron himself with her competent management and caring for all in her orbit.
Love blossoms, but they both fear the limitations of his immortal lifespan and her mortal one,
Fate's Star sets up the events to come in the succeeding books well, I would even recommend reading it first, for those who have not read the series, Many characters that come later are introduced here, A reread of the series seems in order, considering the new insights, That will be no chore, especially reading Warprize, Warsworn, and Warlord, Keir the Cat and Xylara are huge favorites, Verice is not perfect but is a worthy hero, and Warna a sensible and charming heroine who knows her mind,
Thanks to the author for an advance copy, The opinions are my own, Not my favorite, but at least we know where the cat came from, Five years before the events in Warprize and Destinys Star,
Her family dead, her home destroyed, all she has left are her wits and her songs,
When the flames of civil war rage across the Kingdom of Palins, Warna of Farentell has no choice but to flee to the neighboring Barony of Tassinic.
The daughter of a wealthy merchant, raised to run a noble house in the hope of a good marriage, she watches her future burn with the rest of her homeland.
Elven Lord of a human Barony, betrayed and attacked by those he thought to trust,
Verice of Tassinic has suffered the wounds of war, knowing loss and betrayal at the hands of those he trusted most, He buries himself in work and duty, behind emotional walls as high as those of his castle, rather than risk more pain, While dealing with a kingdom in political and economic turmoil, he 'rescues' Warna only to discover that the helpless human woman is anything but.
Before he knows it, she is deep within the defenses of his heart, forcing him to confront his grief, his distrust, and the scars of his past.
. . and maybe even steal his heart in the process, Reading a Elizabeth Vaughan book is like drinking a grea cup of coffee on a Sunday morning when it's perfect weather, She is my goto for everything alternative romance, and her books always have an epic style feel to them, Fate's Star is a little different from the other books in her Warlands series, There's not too much action and suspense, There's a lot of worldbuilding and colorful characters, but no big surprises or wow moments, This is more about two very different people learning to trust and care for one another, The romance builds at a slow pace, as well as the story, which for some readers may frustrate them, But Elizabeth has a way with words that keeps you invested, Even though Fate's Star didn't have that wow factor I was expecting, it was nice to catch up in this unique world she has created.
Warna is a human woman with an amazing singing voice, Verice is a elf with a lot of stress beause of the power he yields, He is on constant duty for this people and the
humans because of the fear of war and death, which Warna knows all too well about.
These to meet under interesting circumstances, Their introduction is a meetcute type of situation because Verice is undone because of Warna's singing, He wants to protect her but doesn't want her to fear him or think of him as a dictator, Verice has some alpha qualities but he is also very diplomatic and a lord who cares for his people, Warna and Verice are more like friends than lovers, but their interactions become important because their friendship grow into attraction and leads to a logical conclusion because this is a romance.
The middle of Fate's Star lags a little because again the action isn't big or in your face, There are no grand gestures here even as Warna and Verice commit to one another, The love scenes are not bad and the dialogue between these two border on very sweet and just kind, This is a very kind book with a romance that makes you smile but might have you wishing for more pizzazz as has been proven in Elizabeth's past books.
Overall, a solidstar read,
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review coming, Fantasy romance, prequel to the other books in both Epic of Palins and Chronicles of the Warlands, Appealing characters and a sweet romance made this an easy read, .STARS
I really adored this book, It's a very lovely historical fantasy story with a strong romance at its core, there's magic, a bit of angst, a slowburn, political conflict, prejudices between elves and humans, some action and two absolutely adorable idiots who can't seem to realize they're in love with the other.
I thoroughly enjoyed every second of this one and definitely will be reading more by this author, A standalone prequel fantasy romance to the Warprize series in a different part of the universe, This one focusses around Warna, a survivor of a raid, and Tassinic, an elf lord who whisks her away to his kingdom to become an elevated housewife.
He contributes power and pointy eared magic she contributes a certain amount of organisational skills and song, thus bringing back joy to a miserable kingdom.
Bearing that basic plot line in mind, this is a pleasant enough read and there is the added bonus of a prequel link to Warprize.
. . which I think works better when read retrospectively,/This had so much more plot and backstory than I was anticipating, I thought that this was just going to be a somewhat fluffy love story, but this book did some heavy lifting, It set up not only a bit of the background for Palins before Red Star, it gave background for the Plains and Xy and Warprize.
So Maybe in normal times this would be astar book but, . . I just found so much of it delightful and considering how many books I've DNF'd of late, . . the fact that I read this book says something
So, . . I guess I don't know what's going on with the "chaosreaver" and while I liked him and his lady the seer it was so random and I know it's supposed to set up all the other things but it was vague to the point of.
. . not being ANNOYING but I just didn't care Could not find it in myself to care, And what's kinda crazy is it seems like it's the MOST IMPORTANT PART like I know it's setting up a lot for two different series in fact.
And that ending part. Marcus.
A N Y W A Y,
Warna and Verice are just SO PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER! And Warna is grieving and lost and kinda just going along with the motions and doesn't even know what she wants and doesn't want to be "rescued" but then Verice DOES take her like obviously he's low key smitten from the start.
BUT there's no relationship or not really till much alter although their VERY MINOR interactions are SO MEANINGFUL,
So Warna sees purpose in figuring out his "household" which, . . is a castle. And she's so subtle and sneaky about it and it's adorable and fun and how all the people help her with it,
And how Verice sees what's happening but allows it and his grieving,
And it's just so cute. And the happiness of his people/former staff,
I'm still OO as to the tragic event that happened,
And holy shit his cousin,
And how Warna suffers,
And the cameos from the other characters in various series I just really liked the humor, the connection, the slow burn romance, and how Warna is just so fucking amazing.
I can definitely see myself rereading this book,
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