Lore of the Wilds: A Novel (The Lore of the Wilds Duology Book 1)
A stunning Romantasy debut about an enchanted library, two handsome Fae, and one human who brings them all together.
A library with a deadly enchantment.
A Fae lord who wants in.
A human woman willing to risk it all for a taste of power.
In a land ruled by ruthless Fae, twenty-one-year-old Lore Alemeyu’s village is trapped in a forested prison. Lore knows that any escape attempt is futile—her scars are a testament to her past failures. But when her village is threatened, Lore makes a desperate deal with a Fae lord. She will leave her home to catalog/organize an enchanted library that hasn’t been touched in a thousand years. No Fae may enter the library, but there is a chance a human might be able to breach the cursed doors.
She convinces him that she will risk her life for wealth, but really she’s after the one thing the Fae covet above all: magic of her own.
As Lore navigates the hostile world outside, she’s forced to rely on two Fae males to survive. Two very different, very dangerous, very attractive Fae males. When undeniable chemistry ignites, she’s not just in danger of losing her life, but her heart to the very creatures she can never trust.
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📖 Lore of the Wilds — Book Review
Lore of the Wilds is part of a duology, and although I’ve read both books, I’m going to focus specifically on the first one for this review.
Overall, I thought this was a really cute and enjoyable read. It’s a fairly short book, so it’s something you can get through pretty quickly. Knowing that this is the author’s first published book, I think it was a good start, and I’m interested to see how her writing continues to develop.
My biggest criticism would probably be the world-building. I definitely wanted more details about the world, the setting, and everything happening around the characters. There were some really interesting ideas, but I would have loved to see them explored a little deeper.
I also struggled a little with the time jumps. The story sometimes moves forward by a week, two weeks, or even a month, and I found myself wondering what happened during those periods. Especially when it came to the romance, I would have loved to experience more of those smaller moments between the characters. Seeing more of their conversations, interactions, and time spent together would have helped me connect more with the development of their relationship instead of simply jumping ahead in time.
Other than that, I really enjoyed the storyline, and that plot twist at the end definitely got me! 👀 I was not expecting it, and I loved that!
Overall, Lore of the Wilds was a cute, simple, and quick read. I think it was a good debut for the author, and I’m looking forward to seeing how her writing and world-building continue to grow in future books.
Since I’ve already read Book Two, I’ll be doing a separate review on that one next! 📚✨
I don't know why I finished this book honestly. The main characters constant refrain of how she had failed in one way or another and if her family was okay was exhausting. I knew one of the major plot twists pretty early on. Every relationship just felt very surface level. Not to mention trying to cram every known trope into the book. Definitely not a keeper for me.
3.75-4 ⭐️ I enjoyed the writing but I wish Analeigh would’ve went into more detail about the beef between the humans and the fae. Also, I wish we would’ve seen more of the library, lighten it up and let Lore experience more of its magic and what’s inside. It just makes me wonder if the library was supposed to be magical or just the book? After reading this a second time, I just went through the story questioning everything that Asher did and said because I knew he couldn’t be trusted. I want more of Gryph, Grey and Isla, and I want Finn to stop being such an ass in Lore of the Tides if he really wants to prove his affection for Lore. I need some more growth in his part. I’m also interested to see what Syrelle has up his sleeve in the next book.
This felt like a basic YA fantasy with spice, almost in a disney-movie-like format. Even the villain spilling their evil plan before attempting to capture/destroy them towards the end. I was pretty bored with how the entire book felt more like "run away from the fae" instead of diving deeper into explaining the magical book and the magical powers. Every time I tried to figure out where the plot was going, the focus of the story would shift to something else.
Also, why does EVERYTHING and EVERYONE have to smell like something?? It became pretty annoying when descriptions of anything started off with what it smelled like.