An Unquiet
Heart
Alone in
her tower, Princess Oria has spent too long studying her people’s barbarian
enemies, the Destrye—and neglected the search for calm that will control her
magic and release her to society. Her restlessness makes meditation hopeless
and her fragility renders human companionship unbearable. Oria is near giving
up. Then the Destrye attack, and her people’s lives depend on her handling of
their prince…
A Fight
Without Hope
When the
cornered Destrye decided to strike back, Lonen never thought he’d live through
the battle, let alone demand justice as a conqueror. And yet he must keep up
his guard against the sorceress who speaks for the city. Oria’s people are
devious, her claims of ignorance absurd. The frank honesty her eyes promise
could be just one more layer of deception.
A Savage
Bargain
Fighting
for time and trust, Oria and Lonen have one final sacrifice to choose… before
an even greater threat consumes them all.
Release Date: July 19, 2016
Brightlynx Publishing
Fantasy
Sorcerous Moons #1
Review copy provided by publisher
Liza’s Review:
I'm a pretty big fan of Jeffe Kennedy, though I admit I
generally read her contemporary romances and this is my first
time reading one of her fantasy books. First of all, it won't be my
last and I'm so glad there is a backlist of books for me to tackle. Loren's War was a really great start to
the Sorcerous Moons series.
Loren's War
has much world building and I loved the pacing Jeffe Kennedy does with her
world building. I've found when reading fantasy
series, sometimes there is too much information thrown at the
reader all at once, yet felt the pacing was perfect with Loren's War.
I absolutely adored Princess Oria from the moment we met
her. I knew she was way stronger than anyone had ever given her credit for
being and I loved that she proved to be even stronger than I had originally
anticipated. I did love that she had her familiar Chuffta with her to help with
her concentration and her magic and her mother, Queen Rhianna always in
her corner, even when Oria's own brother and the priestesses of the land try to
stand in her way.
Loren and the army of the Destrye had little choice in attacking
Bara after suffering years of attacks from them. While the battle was bloody
and devastating on both sides, the connection between Loren and Oria is
obvious from the moment they first see each other. I loved that they each
felt a bit of inherent trust when making treaties with each other. The
fact that Oria's brother Yar is working behind her back to break the treaty,
really didn't surprise me. Honestly, I wasn't really a big fan of her
brothers Nat and Yar, and their actions never really surprised me. I did love
how Oria proposed fixing the treaty between Destrye an Bara with Loren,
though I need more information as to some of her stipulations.
Loren's
War pulled me into Jeffe Kennedy's new world and has me
wanting the other books in the series immediately. Luckily, there isn't
too long a wait for the next book in the series, as Oria's Gambit is set for release in August.
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