A Troll Romance Novel.Skarde & Delilah, the first romance story in a series of unlovable monsters. Guaranteed HEAs! Delilah wants nothing more than to become free from her abusive father who controls every aspect of her life. She wants to escape from his harsh words and his leather whip. She had a plan, but it all goes down the drain when her father finds her stash of ‘getaway supplies’ … stash of ‘getaway supplies’ hidden in her room. Now, he plans to marry her off at the Suitors Ball to whomever will have her, and if the young village men don’t want her, the old men on the council could always use a young, fresh bride. Unfortunately, a disaster at the Suitor’s Ball leaves Delilah running for her life, straight into the wilderness.
Skarde has lived alone on the mountain he’s called home for the past fourteen winters. When the population of prey start to dwindle, he’s forced to go against his nature and traverse to the bottom of the mountain and figure out what’s causing it. He despises the idea of getting so close to human civilization. Yet here is, risking his life and going against the laws of his tribe, for the second time in his life. At least this time he has nothing left to lose, that is until a human woman runs straight into his path.
Delilah is terrified of Skarde, but in order to survive she needs his help. Problem is, Skarde hates humans, they’re the reason for his wretched existence. Can Skarde manage to put his hatred aside in time to save the woman that trespassed on his mountain or will she succumb to the people that’re after her?
WARNING This book is for adults (18+) and contains physical & mental abuse against women, attempted rape, explicit love scenes, occasional use of heavy language (sexual &non-sexual in nature). Some of the content may trigger individuals, some may find the content dark etc.
more
This book did a lot of telling rather than getting you to experience it yourself which sometimes made it difficult to connect.
It had some good ideas but was poorly executed in places and I found the narrative to be at times quite stilted and incredibly formal in nature. Thankfully the style of writing did eventually grow on me
So I originally had an issue with our heroine Delilah she seemed wholly unaffected by all the dark events that seem to happen to her here which then had a knock-on effect leaving me slightly disconnected.
Her thought process was also strange for example when she was glad her attackers were dead at Skarde’s hand but felt they didn’t deserve to actually die, well yeh they so did and I couldn’t fathom why she couldn’t grasp this especially after just what they had planned to do to her. She did get better with this as time went on but In short, Delilah was just far too nice she should have been rejoicing in the fact that her tormentors were wiped from this earth, good riddance.
I did like though that she seemed quite pragmatic and realised her limited options not acting like a diva.
The Troll here Skarde who is Delilah’s reluctant champion I found intriguing he’s a bit of a lonely soul grumpy and unused to the company of others.
He runs hot and cold in his initial confusion and this isn’t quite instalove but it’s not slow burn either.
He also has a sad past and this I think is what initially helps them both bridge the gap between them recognising their similarities despite their species barrier.
This also had heat and these two did have chemistry and I did believe in their eventual connection together.
But the ending for me was a bit rushed and definitely could have been expanded on again this told rather than showed the reader.
I definitely enjoyed bits of this more than others and it did have some imaginative ideas.
Some of the secondary characters though were complete caricatures and very one-dimensional I also wasn’t a fan of the final ending either.
The actual romance between Delilah and Skarde I found to be very sweet
This had both positive’s and negatives for me and I would say that the middle of this was the best bit and its the start and finish that lost me slightly, I felt this needed some further expansion also this had some pacing issues and I felt that events started to transpire at breakneck speed and so swiftly that it was hard to keep up.
All of the above is the main reason for my final rating.
Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9460945-bex-beckie-bookworm
https://www.facebook.com/beckiebookworm/
http://www.beckiebookworm.com
In general, I liked this book. It was sweet and romantic. However, the progress of the story was extremely slow. When the characters meet and the troll decide to keep the heroine, we get to see their everyday routine and an extensive overview of their pasts. However, these detailed descriptions are too much at some point and become tiring and repetitive. The second half of the book is certainly more interesting. Also, the book contains several typos and other errors that were disturbing to the reader. Also, there are some questions left unanswered at the end, e.g. since the existence of the trolls was discovered, how did humans react? Did they start hunting them? And since the troll law was that adamant about handling humans, how Skarde’s tribe and family reacted to him having a human mate? And what about the other 7 females?
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
What a refreshing read……no arrogant alpha billionaires, no bad boy bikers or self indulgent rockstars …no…we have a sexy Troll……it was so good to read a fantasy for a change and get away from everyday problems even if its for a couple hours …
Skaade hasnt met a human but he knows that they are not to be trusted but when he saves a human female he cant help but be fascinated by the sassy woman….a great read.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I have to say it took a bit for me to get into the story but once I did, I couldn’t put it down. Delilah was abused and used woman that it was a godsend that Skarde the troll found and saved her. Skarde went against his beliefs about humans and kept Delilah as his “prisoner”, Both were lonely beings and it was fate that brought them together. Once the trust and friendship developed between the two, the attraction they felt for one another took hold. It was sweet that both were learning the joys of intimacy because both were literally virgins. Those scenes were steamy and intense. It was nice that Delilah was able to be happy with someone after all the heartache and pain she had in her life. Additionally Skarde, the lonely troll, found his mate that he didn’t think he will ever had with a very nice surprise at the end. A very lovely story and I’m glad I was given a chance to read it.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I loved this book from start to finish. From the characters and the story flow–I couldn’t put it down!
A grumpy Troll that will swoon you!
This was a beautiful dark story of how enemies-strangers to friends-lovers begin! i loved the chemistry and bickering and finally how they both come together and realize they have fallen in love