Book: The Goddess's Spy by Merri Bright
Reviewed by Booksbystarlightandshadows
Rating: 4/5
I haven't read the full Lost Lines series but met Rada in the Queen's Nest and in her follow up novella, The Spy’s Solstice, which sets the scene for her mission. This is largely a standalone but I'll definitely be going back to fill in the gaps though as there are mild spoilers for the previous books (the ending but not the journey) and I need to know what Talon did. This is slow burn with plenty of yearning, tension, action and humour (the poetry was fun) which kept me engaged throughout.
Rada is a great FMC; she knows her own mind, is strong and capable and dedicated to her mission. It's not the first book I have read with an FMC dodging mating bonds, but I liked that Rada was actively doing something in her time away from her mates rather than it being a big game of hide and seek while they tried to track her down. I am a definite Goran fan; he's not my usual type but he had me from the minute I knew what that inscription said. I think Skadi has the potential to really stir things up too and I can see Lusca getting super competitive with him.
I was still reeling from a certain revelation a few chapters before when the one-two cliff-hanger punch came. It's not too brutal but its left me desperate for the next book to see how on earth everything is going to work out.
My interpretation of the star system;
3 stars - I enjoyed it; would read the author again
4 stars - I really liked it; I am invested and definitely want more from this author/series
5 stars - I loved it; I engaged with this book completely until I finished it and it is one I will re-read