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Kyahgirl

I'm a retired chemist and stay at home mom. I read a wide variety of books, mostly fiction with romantic elements. I love PNR, UF, Sci-Fi, fantasy, mystery, romance, health, and finance books. 

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Champion of the Rose

Champion of the Rose - Andrea K. Höst 4/5; 4 stars; A-In all the books I've read by this author I really like her female protagonist. This book is no different. Soren Armitage is a woman pushed into a difficult role by a magic so vast and old, no one really understands how it works. Named the Champion of the Rose, she is sent on a quest to find the person she is supposed to 'champion', the rightful king of Darest. There has been a champion named but no 'king of the line' for about 200 years. Soren develops skills and abilities due to the magic's influence, yet she is a puppet at the hands of this powerful magic. Much of the angst in the story is created by Soren's resistance to this magic that seems to usurp her will. At one point in the story, the magic (referred to as The Rose) essentially rapes both the champion and the king, by forcing them to be together to produce an heir When the magic forces Soren and Strake, the king, to behave in ways that is not THEIR will it makes for a lot of hard feelings between them. Combine that with court intrique, a death threat hanging of the king's head, and a mysterious unkillable fae assassin, there are many obstacles to peace for the main characters and the kingdom. I liked the world building in this book. The magic system was interesting. The cultural aspects around sexual relations was kind of different. There was no graphic sex in this book but there was reference to partnerships, particulary same sex as well as polyamory type of relationships