I've gone through so many gay fantasy romance audiobooks lately that I'm worried some day I'll have listened to them all. Every single one. Then what?
Then I try out a new to me author with a new release.
It strikes me as odd that I don't write much fantasy romance when I love it so. Maybe it's time to write another. Or I can just enjoy the lovely results of someone else's efforts.
Like Consorting with Dragons by Sera Trevor.
Wow. Just what I needed, when I needed it. The evil three hour daily commute means I go through audiobooks like nobody's business, and am rapidly burning through Audible's m/m romance fantasy catalog.
Just when I thought I'd read them all, here come this little gem!
New to me author, but the blurb offered many elements that made it a must read:
1) Main character from humble means needs a wealthy husband
2) Hints of a quirky personality
3) Dragons
4) Magic
And let's not forget the narrator who brought the characters to wonderful life.
Lovely story about a man who isn't perfect and is content not to be, tossed into a world he doesn't understand, but who does the best he can. And..... he falls in love with a man, not the king. In fact, for him, "king" is a drawback. But through it all, the hero's kind heart makes him shine among a sea of false jewels.
Angsty moments were balanced with laugh out loud funny ones, such as our hero Jasen babbling on about riding the queen of Grumhul's pet pig. For some reason Carol Burnett's Princess and the Pea skit came to mind whenever Jasen waxed poetic about the swamps of home. World building at its best!
I thoroughly enjoyed this story, and wouldn't mind sitting on the sidelines taking in a rousing game of mud ball.
The only negative is that this author doesn't have any other books on audio that I could find, and the evil commute is still out there.
I thoroughly enjoyed this one, and highly recommend it.
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