A review by ravyenreads
The Bride of Lycaster by Perci Jay

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

5.0

My first 5 Star of 2025 and I'm speechless!😭 I absolutely loved this so much. I'm immediately diving into the next book after that horrible cliffhanger. 

π‘΄π’‚π’šπ’ƒπ’† 𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆 π’šπ’π’– π’•π’Šπ’“π’† 𝒐𝒇 π’‡π’π’π’˜π’†π’“ π’”π’•π’†π’Žπ’” 𝒕𝒐 π’‘π’Šπ’„π’Œ, π’šπ’π’– π’‘π’Šπ’„π’Œ 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’˜π’π’π’…π’†π’ 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒙𝒆 π’Šπ’π’”π’•π’†π’‚π’….

Serafina grew SO much. There were a couple of parts where I was upset at her, but it didn't last for long. I loved her relationship with Riyan. It grew at an amazing pace. 

β€œπ‘Ύπ’‰π’†π’ 𝑰 π’π’π’π’Œ π’Šπ’π’•π’ π’šπ’π’–π’“ π’†π’šπ’†π’”, π‘Ίπ’†π’“π’‚π’‡π’Šπ’π’‚, 𝑰 π’‡π’Šπ’π’‚π’π’π’š 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒏.”

Riyan is misunderstood by everyone, and learning his truth had me sobbing! I couldn't imagine going through everything that he did. They both had their own challenges throughout life, but they are perfect for each other in the best way possible. 

β€œπ‘»π’‚π’Œπ’† π’Žπ’š π’ˆπ’Šπ’‡π’• 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’”π’‰π’Šπ’π’†, π‘³π’Šπ’•π’•π’π’† π‘¬π’Žπ’ƒπ’†π’“. π‘Ίπ’‰π’Šπ’π’† π’π’Šπ’Œπ’† π’Žπ’š π’ƒπ’“π’Šπ’…π’† 𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆 π’…π’Šπ’….”

The plot though?πŸ€ŒπŸ»πŸ’‹ I've never read a book with giants and I was not disappointed in the least. There's multiple plot points going on and I still have no idea if they're connected. I feel like the next book is going to reveal this huge plot twist.  I was immediately hooked by the first 3 paragraphs, attached at the hip to every character, and loved the dynamics between everyone. I cried a few times, kicked and giggled, gasped, and cheered for Riyan and Serafina. I'm rambling at this point, but I can't get enough of this series! I'm absolutely hookedπŸ–€