But instead of the heroine being the one with the sunny personality, it’s the hero in this book! Maggie is serious one while Wes is the incorrigible flirt with slight himbo energy (I love the dark, morally ambiguous anti-heroes but we seriously need more himbos in books). The tried and true, evergreen trope/relationship dynamic. It’s broken skin pulled over swelling knuckles.ģ. It’s a slice of buttered bread at a dinner table. It can be certain and safe, or as wild as an open flame. It’s not a currency, something to be earned or denied or bartered for. It’s not like the sea, liable to slip through her fingers if she holds on too tight. Love is not the sharp-edged thing she’s always believed it to be. The love story between Maggie and Wes was achingly tender and heartwarming. I didn’t even expect the romance to be so prominent so I was pleasantly surprised. Fantasy romance is a sub-genre I haven’t delved into much, but if there are more books like this then I need them! The slow-burn, the pining, the mutual YEARNING. There’s just something about how the setting feels–and how easy it is to get lost in.Ģ. There’s a sense of foreboding, of mystery steeped into the story. Atmosphere makes a story compelling, and this 1920s-inspired fantasy world brimming with alchemy and magic swept me away within the first few chapters. A Far Wilder Magic now joins those ranks. When I think of atmospheric fantasy books, The Bear and the Nightingale and The Night Circus are the first ones that come to mind. A village by the sea, an isolated manor on the edge of town, and a hunt through moonlit forests. Here are five reasons why you should pick up this fantasy romance! Thank you Wednesday Books for sending me an ARC!ġ. From the world-building to the prose, I was swept away into an all-consuming atmospheric world of alchemy, mythical hunts, and high stakes. After reading Allison Saft’s A Far Wilder Magic, I’ve developed a newfound hunger for stories steeped in magic and romance.

A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft