Book Review | Silver & Blood by Jessie Mihalik

About Silver & Blood by Jessie Mihalik

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.

Silver & Blood by Jessie Mihalik Book Review

And cheers to my first 5 star read for the year, but are we surprised? I’m an absolute Jessie Mihalik stan!

Whenever I hear romantasy or fantasy romance, this book will absolutely be mentioned as one of my top recommendations. I loved that the world didn’t feel overcomplicated, plus it was such a neat one to explore with the forest and castle. I found it all very fascinating and rather easy to understand.

I really enjoyed seeing Riela trying to grow into her mage power, but there’s something evidently there that’s holding her back from fulling coming into them. And that’s when we get some one on one with Garrick as he tries to help work through that. Plus, forced proximity and all, what could happen?

The push and pull between these two was simply perfect! It’s very clear that there are some major walls when it comes to Garrick and that definitely brings a little bit of angst, as they both tiptoe closer to crossing the line. Just navigating a lot of things really.

As we get closer to the end, it wrapped up well enough with some major truths and won’t leaving you with a major hangover. I can’t wait to see what’s to come with book 2 because Riela sure had me laughing on the last page. Silly Riela 😂

Putting in a formal request for more of a story with a certain “wolf”. I loved him so much!

Gosh, I’m rambling. Loved it, loved it and I can’t wait for book 2. Jessie, you’re the one!

Thank you to the publisher for the gifted copy!

A copy was gifted by the publisher in exchange for a review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. This post contains affiliate links to different retailers, items purchased through links on will provide a small commission, which is all used towards feeding my love for books.

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