Ancient Warlord (Ancients Rising #10)
By: Katie Reus
Recommendation: 🌕🌕🌕🌗 - (Out of 5 🌕)
Genre: Romance, Paranormal, Fiction, Shifters
Length: 262 Pages
Pace: Fast
Moods: Emotional, Funny, Lighthearted
Since the beginning, each book in the Ancients Rising series has been the perfect quick afternoon get away read that transports me away from my current reality for a short period of time. The newest installment, 'Ancent Warlord' is a wonderful addition to the series. A fast paced read with characters and realms that are familiar from the previous books. It didn't take me long to acclimate to the story and dive right in with Mia and Tiber. She is a laid back, carefree artist who is loved by everyone she comes in contact with and he is a too serious alpha warrior who has earned the trust of the realms royal family and the soldiers that he trains and leads. I found both characters to be easy to like and it wasn't hard to root for them to get past old hurts, to make peace, and move forward together.
Mia is 'just' a human, visiting the Nova realm from Earth. Having grown up in the bayou she knew about paranormal creatures long before the war the dragon shifters rain down on humanity. Her childhood wasn't the best. She had an alcoholic father who did nothing to support his family. At a young age, Mia was forced to be responsible and earn an income to help support herself and her siblings. Her close friendship with the Nova royal family allowed her the opportunity to spread her wings, expand her artistic talent, and spend an undetermined extended amount of time amongst the dragons in their home realm. Unfortunately, not all of the citizens in Nova have a positive outlook on the humans.
Tiber is deeply sorry for the things Mia overheard him say about the human race, especially since she is his fated mate. She refuses to interact with him let alone accept any form of apology. He is forced to watch her from afar, that is until she finds herself in need of protection. Of course the stubborn Mia does not readily accept Tiber's help but eventually fear for her own safety forces her to give in and allow herself to get close to the grumpy warlord warrior.
The story introduces a couple of new characters and allows us to get to know some less familiar ones. I am very optimistic and excited that there will be a continuation of this series. I am a great fan of Katie Reus's work and enjoy her other series. A new release from Reus is always a great day of reading for me.
I also want to add that this cover is beautiful. Very eye catching.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Available July 22nd, 2025
