Unbroken Vow by Bree M. Lewandowski
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

“Skyscrapers and water towers reached into the sky, their steel and copper glinting in the bright sun, feverish to touch the clouds. The royal city of Regiis and the elite region of Rexion had spared no expense in creating a metropolis for the world to wonder at. The city’s buildings dazzled silver-blue and russet in warm months, glowed with residual light in the evening, and stood like sentinels when steep winter winds rushed. At the feet of these beasts of engineering, pavement polished to shine wound widdershins and back again, dotted by amber and cobalt streetlights. Motor vehicles hummed along their serpentine paths and citizens paraded the avenues. Looking down from above, all of it may have been a mechanical man-made jewel, desirous to surpass what the earth pressed into worth—eager to trick the eyes of men into believing there was little else to want beyond the magnificence of their city. Did mankind desire little wonders of nature? Accomplished. Amid the forests of steel, patches of verdant green were easily seen from the air, their centers marked by marble fountains. Did humanity require the scent of plant life surrounding them? Achieved. The Botanical District rarely stood unoccupied. Hot houses meters in length stood side-by-side and row upon row, their earthen perfume a promise of respite from a land of metal clad wonder. Their interiors were plush with vines, blooms, and leaves fairly lusting to be inhaled and admired. Tourists and pilgrims traveled to partake of the health-saturated airs within the conservatories. Physicians prescribed the ailing and elderly to spend days, even weeks, in the Botanical District. From above, Rexion truly was a wonder. Move beyond, however, and those marvels dissipated.”

Unbroken Vow by Bree M. Lewandowski is an interesting and original romance with old-world elements sitting side-by-side with ‘modern’ details, making this book a bit hard to classify. There’s also a bit of fantasy- along with some dystopian elements which really helped to give this story its own unique identity.
I had a little trouble getting into the story- as the wording and phrasing really took me a little while to get used to, but eventually I settled into it, and finally found my groove.
Glaive is one of the Kingdoms elite Paladins, sworn in his duty to protect the King and realm. But things take an interesting twist when his friend and brother-in-arms shares a secret that changes everything. A vow made to his dying comrade will set Glaive on a path he could never have predicted, turning his ordered and disciplined life upside down.
With tension, danger, and drama- this story got more intriguing as things unfolded. Looking forward to seeing what Ms. Lewandowski does next.

Thank you, Ms. Lewandowski!

Reviewed by @angelahayes

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