Dark Rain

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Alone behind the mask, only his Chosen could touch him. Raine held no hope for his future Youngest in a line of brutal, warlike brothers, he is judged to be weak and worthy only to be sold off for political gain Now the worst of his brothers is taking him to the heart of the empire that has conquered their homeland Taldan, the Imperial Heir of Anrodnes, is holding a traditional choosing of a companion, a Chosen, for when he ascends to become emperor Forced into the competition for the title, Raine finds himself in a different world, one of culture and science, so different than his cruel home Even though he feels immediate attraction to the cold, logical, and powerful Taldan, Raine knows he has no hope of winning a place at the prince s side How can he compete against the other candidates or compare to Hredeen, the mysterious leader of the imperial harem, a gorgeous man of otherworldly grace who is far than he seems But if Raine fails to win Taldan s heart, his brother has a dreadful punishment waiting, one he s eager to inflict Prince Taldan views the ceremony of the Chosen as nothing than an annoyance He will ascend to emperor, don the metal mask, and be granted the powerful magic of his ancestors After that, he can finally return to his studies and experiments to better the lives of his people He sets his younger brother and best friend to helping sort through the mass of candidates for his Chosen, seeing the ceremony as a foolish tradition to endure But when chance leads to him saving a young man named Raine from the violence of Raine s cruel brother, events are set in motion that will rock the empire to its foundations Taldan knows the emperor must be emotionless and logical, even cold, but Raine stirs feelings and heat in him that he is not prepared for Now there are ominous rumors of war on the horizon and the threat of betrayals and assassins in the court, and Taldan discovers Raine is right in the middle of it all The first book of a new epic M M fantasy romance trilogy from J C Owens Best Download [ Dark Rain ] Author [ J.C. Owens ] – kino-fada.fr Color Me Surprised What an interesting book I seriously enjoyed it The characters were quite interesting, the story unique in a way and it was well written I did, however, struggle a bit with the love a certain person has for another before the main character entered the picture view spoiler Taldan loving Hredeen and visa versa didn t quite work for me as I loved Raine so much and want to see Taldan loving him instead This is not to say that I didn t love Hredeen, because I Color Me Surprised What an interesting book I seriously enjoyed it The characters were quite interesting, the story unique in a way and it was well written I did, however, struggle a bit with the love a certain person has for another before the main character entered the picture view spoiler Taldan loving Hredeen and visa versa didn t quite work for me as I loved Raine so much and want to see Taldan loving him instead This is not to say that I didn t love Hredeen, because I did, and I loved the love between him and Taldan, but where would that leave Raine who deserves nothing but the best hide spoiler This worried me from the moment I met this character and saw how they felt for each other and I was not wrong to worry How this will effect the story in the next books, is beyond me, but I am concerned A lot But, I read the book in ...4.5 stars This is off to a great start It has a lot of the elements most of these books have great world building, abused MC, hurt comfort rescue, magic, inter political issues traditions, slow burn, etc but it seems fresher, cleaner even as the cast of characters are muchwide ranging and nuanced If it wasn t for the blurb I would have wondered who Raine was meant for and in some respects I still do, because of the interplay between the cast of characters and because CLIFFHANGER e 4.5 stars This is off to a great start It has a lot of the elements most of these books have great world building, abused MC, hurt comfort rescue, magic, inter political issues traditions, slow burn, etc but it seems fresher, cleaner even as the cast of characters are muchwide ranging and nuanced If it wasn t for the blurb I would have wondered who Raine was meant for and in some respects I still do, because of the interplay between the cast of characters and because CLIFFHANGER end...That was awful Anyone looking to read this should be aware that this is not a romance If anything the romance should have been between Taldan and Hredeen Raine was basically an afterthought He wasn t even a second choice, but a third choice out of necessity It wasn t even until the end of the book that the author thought oh I better write in some feelings from Taldan to Raine Taldan basically just settled for Raine...Interesting premise and world building butDNF at 42% because I was growing increasingly frustrated with most of the characters and relationships Raine is an interesting character with a lot of room for growth and development, but as much as I would love to see him bloom, I just can t stand to read about the rest of main characters and their escapades Especially Hrdeen or rather whoredeen, as he is basically the personal whore of the not only head of guard, second prince but also the imperia Interesting premise and world building butDNF at 42% because I was growing increasingly frustrated with most of the characters and relationships Raine is an interesting character with a lot of room for growth and development, but as much as I would love to see him bloom, I just can t stand to read about the rest of main characters and their escapades Especially Hrdeen or rather w...The time has come for Taldan, Imperial Heir of Anrodnes, to become Emperor as his father has decided to step down First though Taldan must acquire a Chosen, a bondmate who will share the weight of the mystical magic he will receive during his coronation Uncaring of who this bondmate will be, Taldan delegates his brother, Prince Zaran, and closest friend Naral, head of palace security, to narrow the field of twenty four potentials to a final six Taldan will then choose one of the six to be his The time has come for Taldan, Imperial Heir of Anrodnes, to become Emperor as his father has decided to step down First though Taldan must acquire a Chosen, a bondmate who will share the weight of the mystical magic he will receive during his coronation Uncaring of who this bondmate will be, Taldan delegates his brother, Prince Zaran, and closest friend Naral, head of palace security, to narrow the field of twenty four potentials to a final six T...In true J C Owensian fashion, this novel gives us one battered but surviving main character and one stoic but increasingly warm main character It s a familiar trope in MM, but here it doesn t quite work for me I empathized with Raine, I liked him and understood his motivations, but I really wanted to seegrowth in the character At the end, I wanted aassertive character who would never settle for view spoiler second choice Someone who would have trusted the instincts he s re In true J C Owensian fashion, this novel gives us one battered but surviving main character and one stoic but increasingly warm main character It s a familiar trope in MM, but here it doesn t quite work for me I empathized with Raine, I liked him and understood his motivations, but I really wanted to seegrowth in the character At the end, I wanted aassertive character who would never settle for view spoiler second choice Someone who would have trusted the instincts he s relied on to survive his entire life when they told him that he was meant to be the ch...3.5 starsA very nice start to JC Owens newest series I liken it to Megan Derr s Tournament of Losers, but not quite as intriguing In desperate need ofworld building but most of the primary characters were fairly well drawn A few clumsy words I actually had to loo...4 Starsactually it was closer to 3.8 but I don t round up any and I couldn t justify a 3 star rounding down Because, color me surprised, I really liked the story, the setting, the world building I especially liked being kept on edge over whether Raine Tal...Five star plus3.5 stars ending was better than I expected, good enough I ll be looking for part 2 which I don t always bother with

Dark Rain
  • English
  • 25 September 2017
  • Kindle Edition
  • 233 pages
  • J.C. Owens
  • Dark Rain