There are not one, but two lesbian romances here, that of the main heroine, Savannah, who’s been promised her dream woman by a vision, that saved her from certain death in a sandstorm in the Sahara, and that of the warrior woman, who comes to find her and take her “home” to Rand, Tamasin and her wife. Rand is an epic tale of two parallel worlds, our earth and Rand, with magic, Monsters, female warriors, winged horses, witches and demons. I'd highly recommend it to fantasy and fairytale lovers, who are looking to rekindle their love of the genre and feel that spark from when we were young! It's a solid installment, and a timeless classic tale that still felt fresh and unique, yet also familiar in the best ways.

This story has really captured that special feeling you got when as a young person you read a roving fantasy plot in a magical land, with many great characters and got those farm fuzzies and really felt like you were along for the ride with them! This is truly what fantasy stories are about, in my mind. But Each character is up for the challenge and it's so feel-good to see them work together. Everyone has their role to play, and needs to be prepared for the evil coming.īut trying to join all the long separated and proud kingdoms across Rand together in peace will take a lot of special people and hard work. We also have a new romance for a certain courtesan we had met in the last book, and more secret connections and powers to discover for many characters. Her and Pela's love is steaming away in between all the little moments captured between dangers and duty. We get lots of lovely moments of her bonding with citizens and discovering the world, and also with the horses (sweet Sunflower stole my heart!) and just all around endearing herself to everyone she meets, while thwarting danger. But she's never arrogant, and always thinking of others.

Savannah is so savvy and confident, and has really stepped up in her role as 'Chosen One'. There is excellent world-building and introduction of so many communities and animals, and their royals and workings. We hit the ground running with Savannah looking to recruit some special people in order to unite the land of Rand, and prepare for the evil that is coming! I love that we got to investigate a wide range of the communities and locations of Rand during these parts and be introduced to more characters and their own stories and also some connections to characters we have already met in book 1. An Advanced Copy was sent to me by the author for review! It is currently available RIGHT NOW!Ī great time to go back to Book 1: Rand and do a reread to familiarise yourself, or to try it for the first time, since it is also on Kindle Unlimited.

Rand silvia shaw