Review by Zhan
Apr 8Truly wonderful storytelling.
A ropemaker Olaf returns to his village after a long trip, delighted to reunite with his son Luk, only to be greeted by a horde of undead. After managing to escape, Olaf has to go find the nearest necromancer, who is their only hope in surviving this nightmare they found themselves in.
The world and characters are fleshed out so well considering the length of this book. The plot is fast-paced, dark and VERY gory, so be warned and take that 'horror' tag seriously.
I very much enjoyed romance between our two MCs, the ropemaker Olaf and the necromancer Korbinian. I particularly loved how they were drawn to each other's kindness. Their relationship developed in a short timeline, but I thought it made sense under such life-threatening circumstances. I didn't find it unnatural, because they had good chemistry and fit well together.
The spice was also *chef's kiss*.
My only complain is that I couldn't really connect to side-characters, which made some scenes way less impactful than they were probably meant to be.
All in all, this book and this author are definitely going to my 'favorites' shelf.
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*General Notes*
-ordinary citizen MC (a ropemaker) with a son; necromancer love interest.
-dark fantasy, high fantasy, gore and horror (some truly nasty stuff, you're warned), characters dying (not MCs), death of children (not MC's kids), undead/zombies...
-fast-paced
*Intimacy Notes*
-Top/bottom/verse: strict roles
-Kinks/sex notes: BJs, mouth-fucking; penetration; praise ("good boy" included)
-Other:
•precious forehead & temple kisses
•possessiveness and protectiveness
•Körbl (Korbinian, the LI) is a huge tea lover and there were some really fun tea scenes and jokes.
•caretaking
Truly wonderful storytelling.
A ropemaker Olaf returns to his village after a long trip, delighted to reunite with his son Luk, only to be greeted by a horde of undead. After managing to escape, Olaf has to go find the nearest necromancer, who is their only hope in surviving this nightmare they found themselves in.
The world and characters are fleshed out so well considering the length of this book. The plot is fast-paced, dark and VERY gory, so be warned and take that 'horror' tag seriously.
I very much enjoyed romance between our two MCs, the ropemaker Olaf and the necromancer Korbinian. I particularly loved how they were drawn to each other's kindness. Their relationship developed in a short timeline, but I thought it made sense under such life-threatening circumstances. I didn't find it unnatural, because they had good chemistry and fit well together.
The spice was also *chef's kiss*.
My only complain is that I couldn't really connect to side-characters, which made some scenes way less impactful than they were probably meant to be.
All in all, this book and this author are definitely going to my 'favorites' shelf.
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*General Notes*
-ordinary citizen MC (a ropemaker) with a son; necromancer love interest.
-dark fantasy, high fantasy, gore and horror (some truly nasty stuff, you're warned), characters dying (not MCs), death of children (not MC's kids), undead/zombies...
-fast-paced
*Intimacy Notes*
-Top/bottom/verse: strict roles
-Kinks/sex notes: BJs, mouth-fucking; penetration; praise ("good boy" included)
-Other:
•precious forehead & temple kisses
•possessiveness and protectiveness
•Körbl (Korbinian, the LI) is a huge tea lover and there were some really fun tea scenes and jokes.
•caretaking
