Forge and Fire (The Replacement), Ripley Proserpina
Forege and Fire, (The Replacement)
Ripley Proserpina
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It's a...Reverse Harem
Sticks and stones and moss and leaves… that’s what Tatiana is made of.
Tatiana is a replacement—an exchanged child—created to take the place of a perfect human baby and left in a cradle on a cold, winter night.
But twenty years later, her time is running out. The creature who made Tatiana returns and challenges everything she knows. Not only is Tatiana not human, and her family not her family, but the human world is killing her.
Determined to give her family the life—and daughter—they deserve, Tatiana journeys to a strange world, one of fire and dust, and concrete and glass. There, she'll risk everything to find the human girl she replaced, and make things right.
But she won’t be alone. Grisha, a roamer, and Fedir, a mysterious shifter, find her and vow to help her.
And they aren’t the only ones.
Soon, Shubin, Taras, and Kopala, are caught up in Tatiana’s quest. Fascinated by this exchanged girl, the five otherworldly creatures will put their trust in her.
But hope is a fragile thing, and Tatiana's been burned before. Will she come to believe she's finally found a place to belong?
**Forge and Fire is a slow burn reverse harem romance**
Tatiana has been sick her whole life. After years of doctors appointments, she finally has a reason for why. She is a replacement. Not born of the human world. A made up child to take the place of a living, breathing, human baby. With her time in the human world running out, Tatiana decides to leave her family with something special. To give them the daughter she believes they deserve. To do this, she must leave the human world and venture into the unknown. Luckily, she finds help along the way. This new world is a very dangerous place. Will she be able to survive it long enough to find the real Tatiana?
This is a new and refreshing story in the RH world. We've had a lot of fairytale retellings but this has more of a folklore feel to it. Stories in the wind of babies being stolen in the night if you don't do this and that. It's different than anything I have read in a while. Ripley is pretty good about bringing us new and unusual characters though.
This is definitely a slow burn. We spend some time learning about this new world, Korolevstvo, which is actually really cool. The different characters that live there are all very unique and interesting as well. While we meet the males who help her along the way, we don't focus on the romantic relationships. I was really ok with that though. I like a good slow burn and with everything else going on, there wasn't anything really lacking. There was enough action and even some heartbreak to keep things going.
I will say that it did start off a little slow for me. That's why I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars. Once it gets rolling, it's a great story and I can't wait to see what comes in the next book.
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