Truly Excellent Debut Novel.
I absolutely loved this book; it is such a good book that I would never have assumed it was a debut novel. Utterly superb.
Our Satyr Prince is an LGBTQ+ paranormal romance filled with both humans and mythical beings, set in a faraway land based on ancient Greece. There is an abundance of action, politics, scheming, war, rescue, love and the forging of new personal bonds and international alliances.
The writing style is excellent; so easy to read. I really enjoyed the world building: the places, the people, the magic are all wonderfully described. There are new and exciting takes on shape-shifting beings.
There are some descriptive scenes of a sexual nature between two consenting male beings. It is pertinent to the plot and there is so much more to this book than sexual encounters.
Everything about this book feels new and exciting. I love the naivety of the main female character and the moral greyness of the main male character; he and his younger female cousin have both experienced a life of privilege followed by different types of hardship. Both are emotionally scarred by it and each is trying to fulfil their potential in their own way. Both travel far afield to do so and despite their initial close relationship, their individual journeys lead one to betray the other. Neither ends up where they thought they would and both of them discover themselves in ways they never dreamed of.
I raced through this book. I didn’t want to put it down and I cannot wait for book two. Absolutely fantastic debut novel. More, more, more please!
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