Status Updates From Coronets and Steel (Dobreni...

I didn't really get into this book until I was about 130 pages in, but I'm liking it more and more. So far.

I loved Sherwood Smith's Wren books and was surprised when I didn't love this book to start with. At 10% I wasn't sure if I wanted to continue. I think the main problem is I had the genre wrong: I thought it was going to be a portal fantasy, but it turns out to be a Ruritanian romance, though it has at least one fantasy element. I enjoyed the next 30 pages much more.

This cover. Just wow. Also I'm really hoping the intimations of vampires come to something

I loved Crown Duel by this same author. However, I’m fighting to not put this down and never pick it up. There is so much potential in the storyline for a great book but time and time again I’m disappointed by Smith’s writing style in this book. Not to mention, the main character is just so, SO stupid. She gets herself into these situations and stumbles her way into making them so much worse. 🤦🏻‍♀️

This book was published in 2010, but it really reads like it takes place in the '90s or something. I'm a bit confused by it. Wondering if it was written then?