Book Title: Caught (A Balance of Magic #1)
Author: Jackie Keswick
Publisher: Jackie Keswick
Cover Artist: Jackie Keswick
Release Date: September 24, 2021
Genre: M/M Fantasy
Tropes: love vs. duty, cinnamon roll death god, soul mates, found family, worlds in peril, two against the world, hurt/comfort
Series Themes: the world is fragile, short-term decisions have long-term consequences, gifts are given for a reason
Heat Rating: 3 flames
Length: 52 000 words
This is book #1 in the series. The romance ends on a HFN. The main story arc continues across all three books, and Tenzen and Rakurai will get their HEA at the end of book #3.
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My Two Pennies' Worth
Glorious story which was strangely gentle considering all the death and destruction that started from the first page and carried on thoughtout. This seems to lean heavily on Japanese mythology for its world building, which since it is so unfamiliar to me, felt more fantasy than not.
The characters had a strong sense of right and wrong, yet together they both seemed to grow into stronger versions of themselves.
Occasionally I found the passage of time confusing, years went by without it being clear and events were referred to in passing that we readers hadn't been witness to. And Raijin's perceived age to his actual age meant I was unable to get an idea about him (and his book is up next).
This ends with a HEA for the leads but the demon/magic issues that are plaguing the two worlds are far from over.
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