self-indulgent fantasy, in a good way

Suspend your disbelief and strap in for a good time. Not an amazing, life-changing time for me personally, but a good time!

Some of the elements felt very self-indulgent to me personally and I enjoyed myself for the majority of the time. Having familiaI love as the focus instead of romantic love felt very refreshing to me. I thought the end was odd and there's one magical thing in the second half that I found superfluous, which is why I rated it 3 stars instead of 4. Narrator did a decent job. I loved the writing style.


**slight spoilers mentioning elements of the story, but not the plot**

This is very much brotherly insta-love which worked well for the plot, which is kind of thin to be fair. There is a lot of exposition in the beginning, which I didn't mind too much. Also there is some poetry that is referenced through the book, which I know is not everybody's cup of tea. MVPs are the queen and the magical horse (trust me).


**spoilery opinions**
I would have liked to spend more time on Albaric adjustment to the world, or rather have it consistently be a thing during the whole book. I have some mixed feelings about the love interest, because on one hand the main character is (rightfully so) very insistent that nothing will happen between them for a long time because she's too young, but then there is some language like "a woman's kiss", which then felt off to me, even though I know the author meant it (probably). I also would have liked a bit more sympathy for the king, given that he's been essentially a captive for years which he cannot even remember, even though I did feel for Albaric and the king's behavior was Not Great thorough the book.

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