A Savage Debt by Zoey Ellis

4 Stars

The writing and editing of this novel was top-notch, with few if any typos in the ARC version of this manuscript. The world building was excellent, as is usually the case with this author's fantasy m/f omegaverse romances. I got vibrant descriptions of this culture and the royal court. The characterization was excellent, with the whole novel taking place in the heroine's Point of View. The heroine was a vibrant, complicated person with both strengths and weaknesses. The hero was more mysterious, since we got almost none of his POV in this installment. The development of the romantic relationship between these two characters was in it's beginning stages, but their chemistry, both sexual and angry, made my Kindle smoke. The plot and pacing was exciting and mysterious, making me turn pages rapidly to find out what was going to happen next. There was a good bit of angst in this novel on the heroine's part, which I expect in a dark romance. The stakes were high, with the heroine's life being potentially ruined due to the hero's actions. This novel used a bucketload of the Enemies to Lovers trope, which is part of what made this installment so delicious to read. The plot, pacing, and world building in this novel was five stars. The characterization and development of the chemistry between the hero and heroine also rated five stars. I would normally give this novel a combined score of five stars, but I removed a star because this novel ends on a cliffhanger. I recommend this novel to readers who are a fan of excellent m/f dark omegaverse romance, but I would recommend readers wait until the second half of the duology has been released to read this novel, so you can read the complete story arc in one sitting. I will probably buy myself a keeper copy of this novel when the second part is released, so I can buy them both at the same time. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

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