Wildest Dreams (Fantasyland #1) by Kristen Ashley || BOOK REVIEW
Seoafin “Finnie” Wilde was taught by her parents that every breath was a treasure and to seek every adventure she could find. And she learns this lesson the hard way when they perish in a plane crash. But she never forgets and when she discovers there is a parallel universe where every person has a twin, she finds a witch who can send her there so she can have the adventure of a lifetime.
But upon arrival in the Winter Wonderland of Lunwyn, she realizes she’s been played by her twin and finds herself walking down the aisle to be wed to The Drakkar.
Thrown into inauspicious circumstances, with years of practice, Finnie bests the challenges and digs into her adventure. But as Frey Drakkar discovers the woman who is his new wife is not Princess Sjofn, a woman he dislikes but instead, his Finnie, a free-spirit with a thirst for venture just like him, without her knowledge he orders his new bride bound to his frozen world, everlasting.
But at the same time Frey plunges Finnie into a web of political intrigue that includes assassination plots, poison, magic, mystery and… dragons.
But upon arrival in the Winter Wonderland of Lunwyn, she realizes she’s been played by her twin and finds herself walking down the aisle to be wed to The Drakkar.
Thrown into inauspicious circumstances, with years of practice, Finnie bests the challenges and digs into her adventure. But as Frey Drakkar discovers the woman who is his new wife is not Princess Sjofn, a woman he dislikes but instead, his Finnie, a free-spirit with a thirst for venture just like him, without her knowledge he orders his new bride bound to his frozen world, everlasting.
But at the same time Frey plunges Finnie into a web of political intrigue that includes assassination plots, poison, magic, mystery and… dragons.
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I recently finished the last book currently out in the Fantasyland series
by Kristen Ashley, so I feel like it's the right time to finally write my
reviews for each book. And ohmygod this is the best shit ever this
series is AMAZING!! The idea of the story is that, besides our world, there is
a parallel universe that has mirror copies of ourselves (personalities may
differ, though)- and each book centers on a woman that gets sent to this other
world and what happens to her there.
This first novel, Wildest
Dreams, centers on a woman named Finnie who actually goes out of her way to
find out that there is another world and pays a witch to send her there. There
had been contact with the "other-world Finnie" and both had agreed to
switch places with each other for a years time. Finnie's main reason for
wanting the switch is that she wants to see her parents again who had died in
an accident.
Finnie finally gets to the other world
and realizes that the other her wasn't just anybody, she was a princess- a princess
that conveniently forgot to tell Finnie that she was getting married the day of
the switch. Also, as Finnie finds, her other world parents aren't pleased with
the other her at that moment. Finnie gets swept off to the church/ temple/
place with giant god statues to get married to The Drakkar, or The Dragon
(seriously how cool is that name), and it turns out The Drakkar isn't all that
happy with other-world Finnie either. After the wedding ceremony Finnie gets
taken to a cabin out in the middle of nowhere by her husband, left there alone,
and thus starts her adventure in the parallel universe.
I LOVED this book, it had everything I wanted in it, and I felt like this was a great start to the fantasy series- because this is fantasy, complete with complex world building. What I liked about this novel was that it was so immersive and so easy and quick to read. Honestly, I don't want to say anything more about the plot and what happens in this novel because it is a ride that definitely needs to be taken without any spoilers. The only thing I could really compare this to is maybe... maybe an adult fairy tale? But it is so much more- this whole series is. A whole other world is created, a whole other culture. Kristen Ashley even created a language for the second book!
I LOVED this book, it had everything I wanted in it, and I felt like this was a great start to the fantasy series- because this is fantasy, complete with complex world building. What I liked about this novel was that it was so immersive and so easy and quick to read. Honestly, I don't want to say anything more about the plot and what happens in this novel because it is a ride that definitely needs to be taken without any spoilers. The only thing I could really compare this to is maybe... maybe an adult fairy tale? But it is so much more- this whole series is. A whole other world is created, a whole other culture. Kristen Ashley even created a language for the second book!
Just read this
series. Just read it.
Ratings
5/5 stars
Did I like the ending?
Yes! 100 times yes! Everything is perfect, everything is great.
Would I read again?
I have... repeatedly.
Would I recommend?
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