Dylan West's Reviews > Pandora's Kiss: An AMBW Time Travel Fantasy Romance

Lots of fantasy worldbuilding and sex

I enjoyed the fantasy and combat of this book, but it had much more sex than I prefer in a story, verging on erotica at times. If that's your thing, you'll probably like this. That aside, there is a lot of good action backed by rich political and magic systems. Definitely has a sleek, modern feel, not unlike a marvel comic. You'll find lots of smart writing and humor in here, and the main couple is characterized vividly. As a resident of Hampton Roads, VA, it's nice seeing references to areas I'm familiar with.

Some lines I liked:
-"Don't go falling in love or anything. We tried that once."
-"I'd much rather explore her than do research. Little Quyen was in charge..."
-"Money management was a survival skill on par with self-defense. A practitioner needed resources to disappear and remove obstacles."
-"Congrats on you two making me feel conflicted."

I can tell that the author thought very deeply about her world and magic and the interplay of characters and organizations in the book, which adds great realism. My only complaint is that the book has lots of cliched phrases. To be clear, the plot elements felt specific and nuanced enough to avoid cliche at the story/trope level--it was just much of the prose had cliched sayings. Overlook that and the writing is pretty solid. Especially character interactions and dialogue.

Fans of very "spicy" fantasy should try this.