![]() ![]() It felt a bit stilted and overly formal, but as the story progressed it either got better or I just managed to get more used to it. I have to admit that the writing style threw me off a bit in the beginning. A lot of things were either explained indirectly or they were described in a way that meant I could take them at face value and move on. The world building was really good, considering the number of pages (there’s only a bit over 100 pages, Goodreads tells me there are 136 pages in the ebook). Besides they only have about 10 days until Lucrio has to leave so it wasn’t too unexpected. The relationship is a bit love-at-first-sight-ish but I don’t have a problem with that personally and I think it worked really well with the overall plot. ![]() He and Lucrio were such a great pairing, and they worked so well together. He’s very sweet and I found myself hoping for his happiness from the first page to the resolution. ![]() So Pride Month was the perfect excuse to finally buy and read this book. I’ve been excited about this ever since I heard about it, because there isn’t enough fantasy inspired by settings other than Europe, and there is also not enough fantasy with LGBTAIQ* characters. Their love seems doomed to be limited to the few days that remain before Lucrio has to return home. Aqib is the son of the Master of Beasts and falls in love with a soldier of a visiting delegation from an empire across the sea. A Taste of Honey is an African-inspired fantasy set in a world where gods exist. ![]()
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