The Savior's Champion

Jenna Moreci

Apr 2018 · The Savior's Series Book 1 · Jenna Moreci

About this ebook

Tobias Kaya doesn't care about The Savior. He doesn't care that She's the Ruler of the realm or that She purified the land, and he certainly doesn't care that She's of age to be married. But when competing for Her hand proves to be his last chance to save his family, he's forced to make The Savior his priority.

Now Tobias is thrown into the Sovereign's Tournament with nineteen other men, and each of them is fighting — and killing — for the chance to rule at The Savior's side. Instantly his world is plagued with violence, treachery, and manipulation, revealing the hidden ugliness of his proud realm. And when his circumstances seem especially dire, he stumbles into an unexpected romance, one that opens him up to unimaginable dangers and darkness.

Trigger warnings: this book contains graphic violence, foul language, and sexual situations.

Ratings and reviews

Jenna describes this as dark fiction. I've read heaps of dark fiction and this is not dark fiction. Let’s first talk about this opening – it was really promising. It engaged me immediately and I wanted to read more. There is heaps of good things to say about this book. But there is also a few things that I want to discuss as certain aspects could have been improved I enjoyed reading from Tobias’s prospective. He is kind, loving and honest. He also interacts with people in a realistic way, and was probably the most grounded character in the book. His internal dialog also sounded realistic– I would probably think the same things in those situations. He wasn’t a hero. But he will try and save people and he is modest about it. All round good guy.

Not sure what I was expecting, more than this I guess. All the twists and surprises were telegraphed so obviously it hurt. I figured out the big twist within the first few chapters and it was all because of the flat characters all pulled from the trope bag. Heard a lot of positives about this book but it left me disappointed. Each event happens so quickly that it does not get me excited when our "hero" gets through it. His plot armor is so thick I am surprised he can even walk with all that weight.

Is it predictable? Yes. That being said, it's pretty on brand for a fantasy romance book. The dark aspects are not quite as dark as I was hoping for, but I also find the Saw movie franchise to be quality cinema, so grain of salt with that. Characters are fleshed out, and dialogue is believable. I was hoping the savior was going to be a great "absolute power corrupts absolutely" type, but that was just wishful thinking.

About the author

Jenna Moreci is a #1 bestselling author of dark fantasy and science fiction, as well as a YouTube sensation with hundreds of thousands of subscribers. The Savior’s Champion, her first novel in The Savior’s Series, was voted one of the Best Books of All Time by Book Depository.

 

Born and raised in Silicon Valley, Jenna spends her free time laughing until her face hurts with her goofball fiancé and snuggling with her tiny dog.