Megan Derr
ebook | Pages: 346 pages Rating: 4.06 | 1349 Users | 142 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Engineered Throne (Unbreakable Soldiers #1) |
| Author | : | Megan Derr |
| Book Format | : | ebook |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 346 pages |
| Published | : | November 13th 2013 by Less Than Three Press LLC (first published November 12th 2013) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Romance. M M Romance. Dragons. War. Military Fiction |
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Lord Vellem is a man desperate for escape. His father hides from his problems in alcohol, his mother hides from her misery in drugs, and his brother fled to the relative safety of the royal palace. Vellem eventually found solace in the Royal Army Corp of Engineers, but still could not entirely escape. Then his brother provides him with an unexpected chance, and now Vellem's marriage to the young prince of a neighboring kingdom is only months away.The marriage promises not just a fresh start in a new land, but a challenge to his famed skills in building roads and bridges. But before he can settle into his new life, tragedy strikes, and Vellem isn't certain he's up to rebuilding the ruin left in its wake.
Note: This story started as a LT3's Serial Fiction in February 2013; this Goodreads entry is for the published version
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| Original Title: | The Engineered Throne ISBN13 9781620042724 |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Unbreakable Soldiers #1 |
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Ratings: 4.06 From 1349 Users | 142 ReviewsCriticize Of Books The Engineered Throne (Unbreakable Soldiers #1)
I really liked the Army corps of Engineers aspects in a setting with royalty, wars, intrigue, sabotage and arranged marriage. I loved how Vallem took everything that life threw at him and made them work.The world setting was great and Megan Derr is at her best at this. The supporting characters were wonderful. The only thing I was not convinced of was Perdith and Vallem's love. I think it was because when compared to Vallem's character, Perdith's character comes across as weak. We don't see himAfter zooming through all 3 books from the Tales of the High Court series by Megan Derr, it's only taken me another year to read another one of her books. The world building is interesting and description lavish as always but I still feel that the High Court series holds greater appeal than this. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the characters, despite the commonly used "I thought I was unworthy of you, wait what- you did too?" miscommunication trope.
I have kind of mixed feelings about this, so I'll just jot down some thoughts about a few different things. The romance:This was much more fantasy than romance. I liked Vellem a lot as I got to know him over the course of the book, but I never really felt much chemistry between him and Perdith. There were times when I didn't understand why Perdith was treating Vellem poorly and since the whole book was from Vellem's point of view I never really got a good explanation. Vellem forgave Perdith but
More at Scrollin' Them PapersIt's been awhile since I last read anything by Megan Derr, and I had forgotten how she had a way with her fantasy world.This book was such a nice surprise, indeed. I totally wasn't expecting the meticulous world building and the plot that entailed. The book was solid, not once was I lost or confused, it had a very charming world rich of cultures and differences. The storyline was unexpected yet believable, it was such a nice combination. And there be dragons! One of
Really, really enjoyable, but marred by some poor copy-editing.For people who like Megan Derr's writing (like me), this is exactly the kind of thing they like. It has a satisfyingly lengthy story, an arranged marriage, sabotage, war, dragons(!), and snark.I loved the focus on engineering, and the geeky pride Vellem took in the expertise of his men and himself.This was first published as a serial, a format I detest since I am greedy and impatient, and which probably explains some of the
2.5 starsSometimes, books are written to highlight a concept, a thing or a person. In this case, it's a military unit that in the US is called the Army Corps of Engineers. This is an important unit for any ground military operation: they make sure that the troops can cross the rivers, stay in good place, etc.It's an interesting highlight; combined with monarch politics and bit of fantasy (in the form of dragons, but not more) it would have been right in my alley. The world is pseudo-historical,
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