The
Kingmaker Chronicles Book 1
Sourcebooks
Casablanca
August 2nd, 2016
978-1-4926-2601-5
Paranormal
Romance
Mass Market
Paperback
Reviewed by
Dawn (love2read28@gmail.com)
Obtained by
Gift
Catalia
‘Cat’ Fisa is in hiding from her homicidal mother and a prophecy that scares
her to the bones. Hiding within a carnival as a soothsayer, she never
anticipates being found out by a hunky if at times hard headed warlord named Griffin, who is determined
to use Cat’s power as a kingmaker in his newly conquered kingdom. But Cat is
not all that she seems and as she fights her destiny and Griffin, she finds that his fairness, loyalty and
smoldering advances turn her inside out and are hard to resist. But can she
trust Griffin to keep her safe
when she knows just what her mother is capable of and that she is destined for
something more than the happiness she longs for in Griffin’s
arms?
OH.MY.GOD.
Debut author Amanda Bouchet delivers a pulse pounding ride from start to finish
with her new book, A PROMISE OF FIRE,
and delivers a story that is full of magic, gods and simmering passion that
will steal your heart even as you flip the pages to see what happens next. The
story is amazing and I just could not put this one down. After all the press
about his one, I just had to try it out and I am so glad I did.
Ms. Bouchet
delivers complex characters that are life-like, complex and have
vulnerabilities that slowly show themselves to the reader within the pages of
this first book in the Kingmaker Chronicles. I absolutely adore Cat. She is
tough yet vulnerable, mysterious and full of hidden depths that tease the
reader to set out to find out about them. Her scenes with Griffin are pure heat, so much so I swore the book
was going to go up in flames with all those sparks flying around. Her
interactions with some of the royal family was amusing and was a perfect foil
to the darkness that followed Cat and the destiny she didn’t want to have. The
author does an amazing job in capturing the characters so perfectly amid the
pages of the book. Cat was feisty, charming and so much fun, Griffin was ambitious yet tender with Cat, strong
and fearless but gets him around his family and he turns to mush. The secondary
characters were just as entertaining and enjoyable. I loved them all.
A PROMISE OF FIRE is the first book in this brand new series and one I was enthralled with until the very end. After the climatic ending which left some major questions about who Cat really is and the destiny she still hasn’t told Griffin about left me wanting more. I was thrilled to see book two, A Breath of Fire, coming out in a few days after I finished this one. I am eager to see where the author leads Cat, Griffin and the team next. If you enjoy a highly entertaining fantasy series then I highly recommend A PROMISE OF FIRE and settle in for some hours of reading pleasure.
A PROMISE OF FIRE is the first book in this brand new series and one I was enthralled with until the very end. After the climatic ending which left some major questions about who Cat really is and the destiny she still hasn’t told Griffin about left me wanting more. I was thrilled to see book two, A Breath of Fire, coming out in a few days after I finished this one. I am eager to see where the author leads Cat, Griffin and the team next. If you enjoy a highly entertaining fantasy series then I highly recommend A PROMISE OF FIRE and settle in for some hours of reading pleasure.
This is an
objective review and not an endorsement
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