Review: The Wolf and the Crown of Blood by Elizabeth May

The Wolf and the Crown of Blood by Elizabeth May
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Ummm I truly did not expect to love this as much as I did! Bravo to Bookish Box for picking it and getting me to read before my subscription renewed! I probably wouldn't have picked it up based on the cover of the book so I'm very pleased with this revelation. 

Bryony is such an amazing character. The fearlessness she portrays and the amount of sass she gives is fantastic. After literally dying for a god she didn't respect but for her people that she loves, she truly does not give a rats ass about proper attitude towards the Gods she should be terrified of. And I loved it so much! 

And for that recklessness to attract Evanders attention? Brilliant. He was just a shadow of himself, mindlessly following orders before he stumbled into Bryony. But the second he met her, he was instantly intrigued and amused. And that was his downfall towards the obsession that would become later. 

The politics and the multiple names for everyone was all background noise to me, honestly. It was done well and I'm sure if I focused on those parts more I would know everything, but my main focus was this connection between these two characters. The fact that they were meant to be after what their pasts or past family members did is incredible.

I'm so glad the uncle got what was coming to him. And Theo? How she can block so the Gods can't get into her mind? Fascinating. I can't wait to see her and Bastian butt heads (among other parts I'm sure) in what I'm guessing is the next book in the series! 

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