Review: Silver & Blood

Book Review: Silver & Blood, by Jessie Mihalik, 5 stars



 

There’s something in the woods…

When a vicious beast begins attacking her fellow villagers, Riela reluctantly agrees to enter the forbidden forest and kill the monster as she’s the only mage available—or so she thought.

Untrained and barely armed, Riela is quickly overwhelmed when one beast turns into two. She fears her death is at hand until the unexpected arrival of a scarred, strikingly handsome man with gleaming moonlit magic changes her fate—and provides a rare opportunity to learn more about her own fickle power.

After being rescued and healed from the beast’s poison, Riela awakens in a magical castle complete with a gorgeous library, a strange wolf, and the surly man who saved her life. She soon learns Garrick is both more powerful and far deadlier than a mere mortal mage—but thanks to a century-long curse, his powers are weakening.

Trapped in his castle and surrounded by the treacherous woods, the spark of attraction between Riela and Garrick slowly ignites into fiery desire. But the more they discover about Riela’s magic, the more suspicious Garrick grows of her identity. As they unravel the secrets and lies connecting Riela’s past to Garrick’s, the tenuous threads of trust between them start to fray.

Because Riela’s life—or her death—might be the key to regaining everything Garrick has lost.


Genre: fantasy

Publication date: January 2026

Mature content: yes

Review: Years ago I read (and loved) Jessie Mihalik's science fiction romance books, so I was anxiously waiting this fantasy story. I was not disappointed. 




Silver & Blood is an engrossing and exciting romantasy with a great world building - I was hooked from the first pages. The love story between Riela and Garrick is wonderful, with incredible chemistry right from the start. It's a compelling story of two guarded and wary loners who slowly (very slowly) learn to trust each other. The secondary characters, especially Garrick’s faithful friend/bodyguard Grim, also bring charm and humor to the plot (I would love to read Grim's story in a separate book, I'm sure I would it would be great too). 




My only concern: it ends at a cliffhanger, so of course I now need to wait for the next book in the series (no idea at this time when it will be published).

Totally recommended in any case!

Happy readings!

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