
I spent my high school career with my nose buried in historical romance novels, so reading about someone so adverse to falling in love threw me for a bit of a loop. From a very young age, I was obsessed with the concept of love. Her avoidance of emotional relationships both confused and fascinated me. But something about this whole situation feels off and she wonders if Konstantin is really as bad as everyone believes or if someone else is pulling his puppet strings. He tried to kill her father and has been evading capture for YEARS. When Konstantin reappears, she knows she should kill him. They both know nothing could come of a relationship, so she suppresses her feelings and focuses on bringing home changelings and training her body to the brink of exhaustion. She ignores the growing attraction to her boss, Ridley. Revenge drives her to be the best tracker she can be. Sure, she has had boyfriends, but nothing serious. It was her goal before and she worked hard as hell towards it, but afterwards, she refuses to even entertain the idea of romance. From that point on, Bryn’s only focus is getting on the Hogdagon. Luckily for us, that only lasts for a chapter because Konstantin goes all outlaw and tries to kill her dad. She goes on and on about how in love she is with Konstantin and she’s all dreamy eyed and I really wanted to shake her. In the first chapter of this, I wanted to slap her. I didn’t love Bryn immediately, but she does grow on you…like a fungus. Same world, but different tribe of trolls? Bring it on! Sadly, we don’t get much of Loki, just a small glimpse, but we do get to see Finn and Tove. I really enjoyed Hocking’s Trylle series, so when I heard she’s was writing a spin-off series, I knew I’d have to read it. Can she succeed and gain entry into her dream job or will she fail and watch it all collapse? Bryn is assign to a team to help protect the changelings and put a stop to him, by any means necessary. Her plans get derailed when Konstantin Black, a former Hogdragon member and current outlaw, starts kidnapping changelings. She is determined to not let anything stand in the way of her goal, certainly not a starcrossed affair with Ridley Dresden, her hot boss.

Right now she’s a successful, if somewhat outcast, tracker who has yet to lose a changeling. PUBLISHER: St Martin’s Griffin / Audible Studiosīryn Aven has spent her life training to be a member of the Högdragen (an elite group of royal guards).
