Radiance

"Forced marriage and friends to lovers, but the conflict comes from actual conflict, not contrived interpersonal squabbles. Rich world building and characters. Grace Draven is a gift."

"This is a great read but honestly the first 2/3 of this book is all character development, some might find it boring but it’s absolutely worth it and necessary. The plot is MUCH better once you see how Ildiko and Brishen mold to each other from a couple formed through a marriage of duty to a couple drawn to each other by love and loyalty. This is more of a friends to lovers and usually I’m not find of them; but ma’am Grace Draven delivered. The plot twist in the last 3rd of this book, *chef’s kiss* I’m absolutely getting the second installment. Though the problems in this book didn’t really surface until the end, the second promises to be much more troublesome for our favorite Kai/human couple. I adore how Grace Draven found 2 characters that were complete and total opposites and helped them find similarities in each other from the most basic of things like a appearance to complex things like cultural customs and personalities. May we all have the grace and wisdom Ildiko does with a hateful mother in law, and find someone loyal and faithful like Brishen. There were some spelling mishaps and font issues that pulled me from the story for a moment but nothing that was jarring. "

"I fell in love with all the characters. The two main where witty and turned every bad situation comical and fun. The romance was slow growing but in a good way. You slowly fall in love with them as they fall in love with each other. The plot was really no where to be seen though. I mean he has an evil mother but that's about it. I just wish there would have been more of a story for these two. They really where fun to read about almost like best friends or two sides of the same coin in their own way. Just not sure I will read book two."

"They made me laugh so much, I love their relationship so much. It did feel a hit short and fast paced but it was a part of its charm."

"solid work #friendstolovers "

"It's a very sweet (little spicy) romance. It's an arranged marriage between 2 races that find each other ugly, but they stay their marriage with a very loyal friendship. Their joking insults about how ugly the other is are hilarious."

"Ok I couldn't pronounce half the words in this book but something about it just ~worked~ for me"

"Highly recommend!!! It gives the perfect amount of romance and the story line is well written!"

"<strong>Loved it! </strong><br/><br/>At first I wasn’t sure if I would like this story but once I started reading I couldn’t put it down. The characters were well developed and the world they lived in was unique. There wasn’t much action or adventure through most the story but I didn’t mind. The entire story revolves around the relationship between the 2 main characters. I really enjoyed their relationship from the start. I plan to now read more by this author."

"Loved it! An easy read. A good mix of romance and story line."