Book: Finding Her by Becca Ray Blackwell
Reviewed by Weird | weird.reads.books
Rating: 5/5
A monster romantasy with a dash of mystery? Don’t mind if I do. Monster romance isn’t usually in my rotation, but the summary hooked me. Then I opened the ARC application. Dearest review reader, when an author makes the application itself so entertaining that you’re hoping for an ARC based on that alone, you know you’re in for a good time. The vibes were immaculate before the book even hit my inbox, so when the approval email arrived, I was so freakin’ excited to dive in. Yes, for a monster romance. I don’t read many amnesia-trope stories, but I feel like this one is done well. Our FMC, Faeryn, wakes with no memory of who she is. She knows she’s human, she’s from Earth, and she’s somehow in a place called Trebianna. She soon meets our MMC, Graysen, who rescues her from a harrowing forest. She decides to trust him even though nothing makes sense yet. Faeryn’s curiosity of the world keeps pushing outward, and Graysen makes it very clear he will do anything to protect her, which often means she cannot leave his home without an escort. That push-pull sets up great tension and witty banter, and both leads are easy to like. Told in dual POV, the story lets us sit with both Faeryn and Graysen. He’s clearly sitting on a pile of secrets that don’t unravel until later. It can be frustrating, but it does fuel the mystery in a satisfying way. His secret-keeping did make me want to wring his neck more than once. I don’t care if he is a hot fire daddy. 😤 There aren’t tons of spice scenes, but the ones we get deliver in spades. 🥵 This is a perfect buddy-read book, because you will absolutely be texting someone and kicking your feet when they reach that part. You’ll know it when you get there. Blackwell knocks it out of the park for her debut novel. It’s fun, it’s satisfying, and it hits the spicy romantasy sweet spot. Highly recommend if that’s your jam. Thank you to Becca Ray Blackwell for the ARC. All opinions are my own.